“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA BASEBALL SCORES
INDY GENESIS 11 CEC 2
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 6 ELWOOD 1
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 8 PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 7
KNIGHTSTOWN 1 CONNERSVILLE 0
MONROE CENTRAL 7 RICHMOND 3
MADISON GRANT 12 FRANKTON 9
IRVINGTON PREP 11 HERRON 0
SCECINA 5 RITTER 1
TRI-WEST 2 DANVILLE 0
DANVILLE 3 TRI WEST 2
PERRY MERIDIAN 7 WHITELAND 4
GREENWOOD 6 FRANKLIN 3
SOUTHWOOD 7 NORTHFIELD 4
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 6 WARREN CENTRAL 2
INDY METRO 24 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 11
SHELBYVILLE 6 NEW CASTLE 2
DALEVILLE 5 EASTERN HANCOCK 4
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 12 ANDERSON 5
UNIVERSITY 22 ANDERSON PREP 0
UNION CITY 4 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 1
RONCALLI 5 GUERIN CATHOLIC 3
CASCADE 9 SPEEDWAY 0
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 4 BEECH GROVE 2
SULLIVAN 4 GREENCASTLE 3
CRAWFORDSVILLE 7 N. MONTGOMERY 4
ZIONSVILLE 3 AVON 2
WESTFIELD 10 LAPEL 3
MOORESVILLE 2 PLAINFIELD 1
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 9 EASTERN GREENE 4
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 5 NEW PALESTINE 2
MOUNT VERNON 3 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 2
PARK TUDOR 9 BREBEUF 3
LAWRENCE NORTH 6 DECATUR CENTRAL 1
TRITON CENTRAL 12 MONROVIA 2
STATE SCOREBOARD: HTTPS://WWW.MAXPREPS.COM/IN/BASEBALL/SCORES/?DATE=5/8/2024
CENTRAL INDIANA SOFTBALL SCORES
MADISON GRANT 16 MONROE CENTRAL 3
YORKTOWN 16 COWAN 4
NEW CASTLE 8 TRI 4
KNIGHTSTOWN 10 N. DECATUR 0
WAPAHANI 14 BLACKFORD 3
BISHOP CHATARD 16 WARREN CENTRAL 7
NEW PALESTINE 7 FISHERS 0
EAST CENTRAL 6 CONNERSVILLE 5
OWEN VALLEY 11 INDIAN CREEK 5
TRITON CENTRAL 7 SPEEDWAY 0
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 10 ELWOOD 0
CATHEDRAL 4 MCCUTCHEON 0
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 10 MONROVIA 0
DALEVILLE 7 WINCHESTER 2
CRAWFORDSVILLE 13 N. MONTGOMERY 2
EASTSIDE 11 LAKELAND 2
TRI-WEST 5 DANVILLE 1
FRANKLIN 16 GREENWOOD 4
BROWNSBURG 11 HARRISON 6
PLAINFIELD 4 MOORESVILLE 0
UNION CITY 11 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 0
LAPEL 12 ANDERSON 5
WESTFIELD 10 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7
RUSHVILLE 10 FRANKLIN COUNTY 8
EASTERN HANCOCK 5 SHENANDOAH 0
CASCADE 13 RITTER 2
AVON 9 ZIONSVILLE 1
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 11 MADISON 0
SULLIVAN 9 GREENCASTLE 0
BEN DAVIS 8 N. CENTRAL 6
NOBLESVILLE 10 RONCALLI 2
DECATUR CENTRAL 2 MARTINSVILLE 1
MOUNT VERNON 4 LAWRENCE NORTH 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 15 RICHMOND 2
SHELBYVILLE 8 DELTA 6
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INDIANA TRACK RESULTS: https://in.milesplit.com/results
CLASS 2A STATE GIRLS LAX TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND/FRIDAY MAY 10 AND SATURDAY MAY 11
#1 GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. #16 FISHERS
#9 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS. #8 EVANSVILLE NORTH
#4 NOBLESVILLE VS. #13 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
#12 BREBEUF VS. #5 HAMILTON SE
#2 CARMEL VS. #15 CASTLE
#10 CULVER VS. #7 CATHEDRAL
#3 ZIONSVILLE VS. #14 PENN
#11 WESTFIELD VS. #6 BISHIP CHATARD
NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
• GAME 1: BOSTON 120 CLEVELAND 95
• GAME 2: CAVALIERS VS. CELTICS, THURSDAY, MAY 9 (7 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 3: CELTICS VS. CAVALIERS, SATURDAY, MAY 11 (8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: CELTICS VS. CAVALIERS, MONDAY, MAY 13 (7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: CAVALIERS VS. CELTICS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 (TBD, TNT) *
• GAME 6: CELTICS VS. CAVALIERS, FRIDAY, MAY 17 (TBD, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: CAVALIERS VS. CELTICS, SUNDAY, MAY 19 (TBD, TBD) *
SERIES TIED 0-0
* = IF NECESSARY
• GAME 1: NEW YORK 121 INDIANA 117
• GAME 2: NEW YORK 130 INDIANA 121
• GAME 3: KNICKS VS. PACERS, FRIDAY, MAY 10 (7 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 4: KNICKS VS. PACERS, SUNDAY, MAY 12 (3:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. KNICKS, TUESDAY, MAY 14 (TBD, TNT) *
• GAME 6: KNICKS VS. PACERS, FRIDAY, MAY 17 (TBD, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. KNICKS, SUNDAY, MAY 19 (TBD, TBD) *
NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 1-0
* = IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (5) DALLAS
• GAME 1: OKLAHOMA CITY 117 DALLAS 95
• GAME 2: MAVERICKS VS. THUNDER, THURSDAY, MAY 9 (9:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 3: THUNDER VS. MAVERICKS, SATURDAY, MAY 11 (3:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: THUNDER VS. MAVERICKS, MONDAY, MAY 13 (9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. THUNDER, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 (TBD, TNT) *
• GAME 6: THUNDER VS. MAVERICKS, SATURDAY, MAY 18 (8:30 ET, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. THUNDER, MONDAY, MAY 20 (8:30 ET, TNT) *
SERIES TIED 0-0
* = IF NECESSARY
• GAME 1: MINNESOTA 106 DENVER 99
• GAME 2: MINNESOTA 106 DENVER 80
• GAME 3: NUGGETS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, FRIDAY, MAY 10 (9:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 4: NUGGETS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, SUNDAY, MAY 12 (8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: TIMBERWOLVES VS. NUGGETS, TUESDAY, MAY 14 (TBD, TNT) *
• GAME 6: NUGGETS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, THURSDAY, MAY 16 (8:30, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: TIMBERWOLVES VS. NUGGETS, SUNDAY, MAY 19 (TBD, TBD) *
MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 2-0
* = IF NECESSARY
NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
NEW YORK RANGERS (METROPOLITAN 1) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (METROPOLITAN 2)
RANGERS LEAD SERIES 2-0
GAME 1: NY RANGERS 4 CAROLINA 3
GAME 2: NY RANGERS 4 CAROLINA 3 (2OT)
GAME 3: THURSDAY, RANGERS AT HURRICANES, 7, TNT, TRUTV
GAME 4: SATURDAY, RANGERS AT HURRICANES, 7, TNT, TRUTV
X-GAME 5: MAY 13, HURRICANES AT RANGERS, TBD
X-GAME 6: MAY 16, RANGERS AT HURRICANES, TBD
FLORIDA PANTHERS (ATLANTIC 1) VS. BOSTON BRUINS (ATLANTIC 2)
BRUINS LEAD SERIES 1-1
GAME 1:BOSTON 5 CAROLINA 1
GAME 2: FLORIDA 6 BOSTON 1
GAME 3: FRIDAY, PANTHERS AT BRUINS, 7, TNT, TRUTV
GAME 4: MAY 12, PANTHERS AT BRUINS, 6:30, TBS, TRUTV
X-GAME 5: MAY 14, BRUINS AT PANTHERS, TBD
X-GAME 6: MAY 17, PANTHERS AT BRUINS, TBD
X-GAME 7: MAY 19, BRUINS AT PANTHERS, TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCE
DALLAS STARS (CENTRAL 1) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (CENTRAL 3)
GAME 1: COLORADO 4 DALLAS 3 (OT)
GAME 2: THURSDAY, AVALANCHE AT STARS, 9:30, TNT, TRUTV
GAME 3: SATURDAY, STARS AT AVALANCHE, 10, TNT, TRUTV
GAME 4: MAY 13, STARS AT AVALANCHE, TBD, ESPN
X-GAME 5: MAY 15, AVALANCHE AT STARS, TBD
X-GAME 6: MAY 17, STARS AT AVALANCHE, TBD
VANCOUVER CANUCKS (PACIFIC 1) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (PACIFIC 2)
VANCOUVER LEADS SERIES 1-0
GAME 1: VANCOUVER 5 EDMONTON 4
GAME 2: FRIDAY, OILERS AT CANUCKS, 10, TNT, TRUTV
GAME 3: SUNDAY, CANUCKS AT OILERS, 9:30, TBS, TRUTV
GAME 4: MAY 14, CANUCKS AT OILERS, TBD, ESPN
X-GAME 5: MAY 16, OILERS AT CANUCKS, TBD
X-GAME 6: MAY 18, CANUCKS AT OILERS, TBD
X-GAME 7: MAY 20, OILERS AT CANUCKS, TBD
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LA ANGELS 5 PITTSBURGH 4
TORONTO 5 PHILADELPHIA 3
CLEVELAND 5 DETROIT 4 (10)
KANSAS CITY 6 MILWAUKEE 4
SAN DIEGO 3 CHICAGO CUBS 0
LA DODGERS 3 MIAMI 1
OAKLAND 9 TEXAS 4
ARIZONA 4 CINCINNATI 3
BALTIMORE 7 WASHINGTON 6 (12)
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 TAMPA BAY 1
NY YANKEES 9 HOUSTON 4
TEXAS 12 OAKLAND 11
ATLANTA 5 BOSTON 0
MINNESOTA 6 SEATTLE 3
SAN FRANCISCO 8 COLORADO 6
NY METS AT ST. LOUIS POSTPONED
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
LOUISVILLE 4 INDIANAPOLIS 3
SOUTH BEND 7 CEDAR RAPIDS 6
WEST MICHIGAN 4 FT. WAYNE 0
COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
BUTLER 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS 11
MICHIGAN 9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 5
NORTHWESTERN 9 MILWAUKEE 3
OHIO STATE 13 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 9
MARYLAND 11 USC UPSTATE 8
WEST VIRGINIA 18 PENN STATE 7
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 10 NEBRASKA 6
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE CANCELED
BOWLING GREEN 5 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 2
XAVIER 12 MIAMI OHIO 11
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 15 ST. THOMAS 14
MARSHALL 7 OHIO 4
COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
ACC TOURNAMENT
NOTRE DAME 7 NORTH CAROLINA 5
BOSTON COLLEGE 1 SYRACUSE 0
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
CREIGHTON 4 BUTLER 2
ST. JOHN’S 7 SEAT HALL 2
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
INDIANA 6 PURDUE 3
MINNESOTA 10 ILLINOIS 7 (9)
MARYLAND 3 PENN STATE 1 (9)
WISCONSIN 5 OHIO STATE 1
HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
CLEVELAND STATE 2 IUPUI 1
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 3 IUPUI 2
ROBERT MORRIS 7 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 2
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
TOLEDO 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3
BALL STATE 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN 0
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
BRADLEY 2 VALPARAISO 0
EVANSVILLE 4 DRAKE 1
MISSOURI STATE 4 INDIANA STATE 3
MURRAY STATE 10 ILLINOIS CHICAGO 2
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
SOUTHERN INDIANA 4 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 0
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 6 TENNESSEE MARTIN 1
TENNESSEE TECH 7 LINDENWOOD 3
TENNESSEE STATE 9 TENNESSEE TECH 4
UFL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS RELEASES AND NEWS REPORTS
NBA NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson left the locker room on an injured leg, walked onto the court and sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy, just as Willis Reed had exactly 54 years earlier.
As the roars turned into “MVP! MVP!” chants, Brunson tried to block out the pain in his body and the noise all around him as he warmed up at halftime.
“It was really cool to hear, but I just knew that I had to get my mind in the right place to figure out how I was going to attack the second half,” Brunson said.
He shook off his right foot injury to score 24 of his 29 points in the final two quarters, leading the New York Knicks to a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
On the anniversary of Reed’s dramatic emergence from the locker room before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to lead the Knicks to their first title, Brunson had missed the entire second quarter while the Pacers surged ahead to a double-figure lead.
Reed’s teammates have said they didn’t know if he would play that night. Brunson’s had no doubt.
“I mean, he’s a warrior. That’s all I got,” Donte DiVincenzo said. “There was no doubt in my mind that he’ll be back. All season long, no matter what is thrown at him, injury bug or whatever, he always bounces back. And we knew the severity of the game and everything, so we knew, everybody had confidence he was coming back.”
Brunson fell short of becoming the second player in NBA history to score 40 or more points in five straight playoff games, but he gave the Knicks everything they needed to move halfway to their first Eastern Conference finals appearance since 2000.
“He’s a great leader, so I think the players all have respect for that, when a guy goes out and is willing to give whatever he has, and so that says a lot about him,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said.
OG Anunoby added a career playoff-high 28 points before leaving with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter for the injury-riddled Knicks, who have already lost three key players to season-ending injuries.
But they got Brunson back and received huge efforts again from his two Villanova teammates. DiVincenzo scored 28 points and Josh Hart had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the No. 2-seeded Knicks.
Tyrese Haliburton rebounded from a poor Game 1 with 34 points, nine assists and six rebounds for the Pacers, who finished the game without coach Rick Carlisle after he got two technical fouls and was ejected.
“Small-market teams deserve an equal shot,” Carlisle said during a postgame complaint about the officiating. “They deserve a fair shot no matter where they are playing.”
The series moves to Indiana for Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday.
Former Knicks forward Obi Toppin added 20 points in another strong effort by Indiana’s reserves, but the Pacers hurt themselves by shooting just 10 for 17 (59%) from the free throw line.
Knicks fans profanely jeered Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, an enemy from the heated 1990s era of this playoff rivalry who was calling the game as part of TNT’s crew, during a delirious finish to what had been a nervous first half, when Brunson was missing for the entire second quarter.
He had made a 3-pointer for a 24-13 lead in the first quarter, giving the Knicks 10 baskets in their first 14 shots in a blistering start. But after Toppin made one for the Pacers on the other end, Brunson began waving to the bench for a substitution as he ran down the court on offense. That was early in an 11-0 run by Indiana to tie it, and it was tied again at 36 after Toppin made three free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining.
The Pacers then made 15 of 22 shots in the second quarter in Brunson’s absence, outscoring the Knicks 37-27 to take a 73-63 lead.
Brunson would only say he felt some discomfort and that once he warmed up, he knew he was going back into the game.
“I had a decision to make and I made a decision,” Brunson said.
Indiana’s lead was 79-70 before the Knicks stormed ahead with a 14-0 run, with Brunson contributing a three-point play during it as New York went ahead 84-79.
Anunoby was hurt soon after, appearing to injure his hamstring while trying to finish a fast-break layup, but Brunson guided the Knicks through the finish with 14 points in the fourth quarter.
With All-Star Julius Randle gone to shoulder surgery and key reserves Mitchell Robinson and Bojan Bogdanovic lost in the playoffs, the Knicks have been relying on their starters to play major minutes — all 48 of them for Hart in both games of the series.
So they can’t afford to play without Brunson, who finished fifth in the voting for MVP that Nikola Jokic won Wednesday.
He had joined Jerry West, Michael Jordan and Bernard King as the only players with at least four straight 40-point games in the playoffs, and came in as the leading scorer in the postseason with 36.6 points per game.
Brunson ended up getting fairly close to that despite playing only 32 minutes, saying afterward that teammates were teasing him with Reed jokes.
Isaiah Hartenstein finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Knicks, forced to play 39 minutes after the Knicks announced Tuesday that Robinson would miss at least six weeks with a stress injury to his left ankle.
The Knicks paid tribute to Reed’s return, one of the most memorable moments in NBA and Madison Square Garden history, during the first quarter. His No. 19 jersey, hanging in the rafters, was spotlighted, and Hall of Fame teammate Walt Frazier came onto the court for an ovation.
***Nikola Jokic is now in truly rarefied air.
The Denver Nuggets All-Star was named MVP on Wednesday to become the ninth player in NBA history to win the league’s most prestigious award on three or more occasions.
The MVP trophy is Jokic’s third in four seasons, with the 29-year-old capturing the honor this year over first-time nominees Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks.
Jokic made 79 appearances for the defending champion Nuggets this season, averaging 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, nine assists, and 1.4 steals in 34.6 minutes a game. He led the NBA in several categories, including win shares (17) and Value Over Replacement Player (10.6).
The Serbian’s win continues a run of six straight MVPs born outside of the United States. Cameroonian-born Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid beat out Jokic for last year’s award, and Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo won the honor for his 2018-19 and 2019-2020 seasons. Knicks guard Jalen Brunson received the most votes of all American players, garnering three second-place selections as part of a total of 142 points, good for fifth overall.
BASEBALL NEWS
The St. Louis Cardinals placed catcher Willson Contreras on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a fractured left forearm.
The team recalled backstop Pedro Pages from Triple-A Memphis to replace Contreras, who was struck by the bat of New York Mets designated hitter J.D. Martinez on Tuesday night.
Martinez swung at a pitch in the second inning, and his bat struck Contreras above his glove hand. He was in intense pain as he hobbled around before taking a seat in the dirt in front of the Cardinals’ dugout.
Martinez was awarded first base due to catcher’s interference and Ivan Herrera replaced Contreras behind the plate.
Contreras, 31, doubled in the first inning and later scored while raising his batting average to .280 in 31 games. He has six homers and 12 RBIs this season.
The three-time All-Star is a career .258 hitter with 143 homers and 444 RBIs in 890 games with the Chicago Cubs (2016-22) and Cardinals.
Pages, 25, made his MLB debut on April 7 and appeared in five games last month. He was 0-for-2 with one RBI.
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The Texas Rangers acquired outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday morning in exchange for minor league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa.
Grossman, 34, was part of Texas’ World Series-winning team last season before signing with the White Sox as a free agent in March.
Grossman was batting .211 with four doubles and four RBIs in 25 games for Chicago, which entered the day with the worst record in baseball at 8-28.
He contributed 10 home runs and 49 RBIs while batting .238 in 115 regular-season games for the Rangers last year. In seven playoff appearances, he went 2-for-19 with 10 strikeouts.
Grossman is a career .243 hitter with 90 home runs and 419 RBIs over 12 seasons playing for the Houston Astros (2013-15), Minnesota Twins (2016-18), Oakland Athletics (2019-20), Detroit Tigers (2021-22), Atlanta Braves (2022), Rangers and White Sox.
Hoopii-Tuionetoa, a 23-year-old native of Hawaii, started this season playing for Double-A Frisco, his highest level in the minors so far. Over 10 relief appearances he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings.
***Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and a sweep of their two-game series.
Sale (5-1) scattered six hits, walked one and struck out a season-high 10 batters against his former team. The Red Sox were 0-for-6 with runners on base and left seven runners on base against Sale, whose scoreless outing was saved in the sixth when left fielder Jarred Kelenic reached over the wall to take away a homer from Garrett Cooper.
Ozuna was 2-for-3 with a walk, scored two runs and hit his 11th and 12th home runs of the season, most in the majors. Ozuna drove in four runs and leads the majors with 38 RBIs. It was Ozuna’s second multi-homer game of the season.
Atlanta got two scoreless innings from Dylan Lee. Ray Kerr threw a perfect ninth inning in his Atlanta debut.
Dodgers 3, Marlins 1
Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and Los Angeles extended its winning streak to seven games and completed a 6-0 homestand with a win over Miami.
With the game tied at 1-1 in the sixth inning, Freddie Freeman hit a two-out double and scored on Hernandez’s full-count home run to left that just cleared the top of the wall over the outstretched glove of Marlins left fielder Nick Gordon.
Bryan De La Cruz hit a home run among his two hits and Ryan Weathers gave up three runs over six innings as the Marlins went 1-5 on a six-game road trip that also included a stop at Oakland.
Angels 5, Pirates 4
Willie Calhoun hit a sacrifice fly to cap a three-run rally in the sixth that lifted Los Angeles over host Pittsburgh.
Los Angeles’ bullpen took care of the rest, with Adam Cimber (3-0) striking out the side in the sixth, Matt Moore fanning two in 1 1/3 clean innings, and Luis Garcia getting the last two outs of the eighth.
Luis Ortiz (2-2) took the loss. Oneil Cruz and Connor Joe each had two hits for the Pirates.
Blue Jays 5, Phillies 3
Vladimir Guererro Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier each had three hits to lift Toronto past host Philadelphia, which saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end.
Davis Schneider added two hits and an RBI, while Kiermaier drove in two runs, and Guerrero and Bo Bichette hit RBI singles for the Blue Jays.
Nick Castellanos had two hits and Bryson Stott knocked in two runs for the Phillies, who had their 11-game home winning streak snapped.
Yankees 9, Astros 4
Juan Soto hit a two-run homer two batters into the bottom of the first inning and finished with five RBIs as host New York continued its recent success against Houston.
Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton added solo shots as the Yankees won their fifth straight and beat the Astros for the ninth consecutive time. It was the first time this season the trio homered in the same game. Judge had three hits, including a two-run double that pushed New York’s lead to 8-1 in the sixth. Carlos Rodon (3-2) allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Pena homered, their 11th and fourth, respectively, but the Astros dropped their fourth game in a row. Jake Meyers hit an RBI triple that chased Rodon, and Altuve added an RBI single in the ninth.
Guardians 5, Tigers 4 (10 innings)
Brayan Rocchio delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning as host Cleveland defeated Detroit to take two of three in the series.
Emmanuel Clase (2-1) picked up the win by pitching a scoreless 10th. Starter Tanner Bibee gave up four runs on five hits in four innings and struck out five. Kyle Manzardo singled in the seventh for his first major league hit.
Detroit starter Reese Olson limited the Guardians to two runs (one earned) and one hit in six innings. Alex Lange (0-2) took the loss.
Twins 6, Mariners 3
Willi Castro went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer and two RBIs as the Minnesota pulled away for a win over Seattle in Minneapolis.
Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach each added a solo home run for the Twins. Chris Paddack (4-1) held the Mariners to one run on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings while fanning 10. Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save.
Mitch Garver went 2-for-3 with a solo homer for the Mariners, and Cal Raleigh had a two-run double. George Kirby (3-3) allowed four runs on four hits, including three home runs, in five innings.
Royals 6, Brewers 4
Bobby Witt Jr. homered to lead Kansas past visiting Milwaukee in the rubber game of their three-game set.
Vinnie Pasquantino had two of the Royals’ nine hits while Michael Massey’s career-best 10-game hitting streak came to an end. Adam Frazier’s RBI hit in the three-run eighth snapped an 0-for-20 slide.
William Contreras drove in two runs for the Brewers, who have lost four of five.
Padres 3, Cubs 0
Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball and San Diego got a few timely hits in its shutout win against host Chicago.
With the win, the Padres took the series over the Cubs, 2-1. They also won a three-game series against Chicago last month. Cease (5-2) racked up 12 strikeouts and gave up two walks in a masterful effort. It marked the fifth time in Cease’s last six outings that he gave up one or fewer earned runs.
Cubs starter Hayden Wesneski (2-1) was removed after pitching six innings. He gave up three runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in the loss.
Athletics 9, Rangers 4 (Game 1)
Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker each homered while combining for six hits and eight RBIs, propelling Oakland over visiting Texas in the opener of a doubleheader.
Brett Harris also homered and the Athletics held the Rangers scoreless over the final five innings, helping Oakland snap a three-game losing streak.
Marcus Semien homered for the second consecutive day for the Rangers as part of a 3-for-5 performance. The homer was his seventh.
Rangers 12, A’s 11 (Game 2)
Adolis Garcia, Josh Smith and Jonah Heim had consecutive RBI hits in the eighth inning to help Texas outlast host Oakland and salvage a doubleheader split.
Evan Carter and Nathaniel Lowe produced insurance runs in the ninth with RBI singles, allowing the Rangers to survive a four-run uprising by the A’s in the last of the inning.
Heim finished with two hits, two runs and three RBIs, while Texas’ Marcus Semien and Ezequiel Duran chipped in with three hits apiece. Shea Langeliers hit his second homer of the day for the A’s, and Tyler Soderstrom also went deep.
Diamondbacks 4, Reds 3
Jordan Montgomery allowed just two runs over seven innings and Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run to lead visiting Arizona past Cincinnati.
Eugenio Suarez homered against his former team and collected two hits while Moreno also added two hits for the Diamondbacks, who won their third straight. Montgomery (2-2) scattered seven hits, striking out two and walking two, to end a personal two-game skid.
Jeimer Candelario had three hits and Tyler Stephenson and TJ Friedl each had two for the Reds, who suffered their seventh straight loss. The Reds snapped a 43-inning drought without a lead when they broke through in the second against Montgomery.
Orioles 7, Nationals 6 (12 innings)
Jorge Mateo singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and Baltimore beat host Washington after blowing two-run leads in the ninth and 11th innings.
Mateo led off with a single against Jordan Weems (1-1) that scored Jordan Westburg. Mateo ended up on third via two Washington throwing errors on the play and scored on a wild pitch to make it 7-5.
Albert Suarez (2-0) pitched two innings for the win and Jacob Webb picked up his second save of the season despite allowing Luis Garcia, Jr.’s run-scoring double in the 12th.
White Sox 4, Rays 1
Paul DeJong hit his second home run in as many games as Chicago salvaged a win in its three-game series, beating Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
White Sox starter Chris Flexen (2-3) allowed one run on three hits in six innings to beat the Rays for the second time in two weeks. He fanned eight and walked one.
Tampa Bay got two hits from Harold Ramirez and an RBI double by Isaac Paredes, but the club produced just four hits as its season-high five-game winning streak ended.
Giants 8, Rockies 6
Michael Conforto had three hits, including a homer, Blake Sabol also had three hits, and San Francisco beat Colorado in Denver.
Matt Chapman and Mike Yastrzemski had two hits each for the Giants, who have won two straight after dropping four in a row.
Elias Diaz homered and singled, Sean Bouchard had three hits and Charlie Blackmon and Jordan Beck had two hits apiece for the Rockies, who have lost four in a row.
NHL NEWS
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece.
Brandon Montour had a goal and two assists, and Steven Lorentz, Gustav Forsling and Eetu Luostarinen also scored. The Panthers chased Bruins starter Jeremy Swayman early in the third period after four straight goals, then added two more against Linus Ullmark.
Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 15 saves for the Panthers. The five-goal margin matched Florida’s biggest in a playoff game, tying the mark set against Tampa Bay in another 6-1 victory April 29.
Charlie Coyle had the goal for the Bruins, who lost to Florida for the first time in six meetings this season. The series shifts to Boston for Game 3 on Friday night and Game 4 on Sunday night.
And it’s a series now — 136 penalty minutes getting handed out in the third period after multiple dustups created a narrative that will carry into Friday, highlighted by Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk getting several shots in on Boston’s David Pastrnak in a star-on-star showdown with the game already out of hand.
After the first 20 minutes, Florida was simply dominant. They didn’t even allow Boston a single shot on goal for a stretch of more than 16 minutes of game time, 53 minutes of actual time. Parker Wotherspoon sent the puck the full length of the ice with 5:08 left in the second, credited as a shot since it was right at Bobrovsky. The Bruins didn’t get another shot until Wotherspoon had one with 8:57 left in the third.
Swayman — who basically split time with Linus Ullmark during the regular season, getting 43 starts to Ullmark’s 39 — made his seventh consecutive start, the longest such run for a Boston goalie since Tuukka Rask made 11 straight starts to end the 2021-22 season.
Swayman did not make it to the finish, after Florida finally solved him in the second period. Swayman stopped 19 of 23 shots, his playoff goals-against average going from 1.42 to 1.81.
Boston had not allowed more than one goal in any period so far in these playoffs and hadn’t given up three in a period in nearly two months — not since the New York Rangers struck for three in the third of a game on March 21, two of those being empty-netters. The Bruins hadn’t had a three-goals-allowed period with an actual goalie in net since March 16 against Philadelphia.
But the Panthers found a way, getting one goal early, one midway through the period and then one right at the very end. Lorentz tipped a shot from Montour into the top corner of the net at 1:58, Barkov got in close to sweep a rebound of Reinhart’s shot into the net for a 2-1 lead at 9:49, and then Forsling played a little beat-the-clock to push the lead to 3-1.
Montour got his glove on the puck to keep in a clearing attempt from the Bruins with about 7 seconds left. His shot from the right point sailed wide, Anton Lundell controlled the bounce off the end boards and found Forsling’s blast from the left side with 1.3 seconds left got past Swayman — who seemed to be screened by Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy on the play.
The momentum carried into the third. It took Florida just 1:28 to make it 4-1, with Barkov setting up Luostarinen from in close for an easy one. That was the end of Swayman’s night. ___
***VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Conor Garland broke a tie with 5:34 left and the Vancouver Canucks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the second-round playoff series.
Garland took a short pass from Dakota Joshua, faked a slap shot at the right circle, sped in on Stuart Skinner and slipped a wrist shot between his legs from a sharp angle for Vancouver’s second goal in 39 seconds and third in 4:48.
Game 2 is Friday night in Vancouver.
Elias Lindholm got the comeback started with 2:59 left in the second period. J.T. Miller cut it to 4-3 at 9:38 of the third, and Nikita Zadorov tied it with 6:13 remaining.
Joshua scored early in the second period and assisted on Lindhom’s goal. Arturs Silovs stopped 14 shots for the Canucks.
Zach Hyman scored twice for Edmonton to take the playoffs goals lead with nine. Mattias Ekholm and Cody Ceci also scored, and Skinner made 19 saves.
After getting just five shots on goal in the first period, Vancouver outshot Edmonton 19-7 in the last two periods.
Edmonton was coming off a six-day break after beating Los Angeles in five games in the first round. Vancouver eliminated Nashville in Game 6 on Friday night.
MEN’S GOLF NEWS
Rory McIlroy won’t be rejoining the PGA TOUR policy board after all.
The World No. 2 recently revealed his intention to take back his position after abruptly stepping down from the board in November. However, he’ll ultimately stay on the sidelines after failing to find a seamless way back onto the board.
“There’s been a lot of conversations. … It got pretty complicated and pretty messy, and I think with the way it happened, I think it opened up some old wounds and scar tissue from things that have happened before,” McIlroy said before this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, per CBS’ Patrick McDonald. “There was a subset of people on the board that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason.”
He added: “I put my hand up to help, and I wouldn’t say it was rejected; it was just a complicated process to get through to put me back on there. That’s all fine, no hard feelings, and we’ll all move on.”
The other player directors on the TOUR’s policy board are Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati, Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson, Adam Scott, and Tiger Woods.
McIlroy was expected to replace Simpson’s spot on the board. Simpson previously said he intends to step down from his role following the conclusion of his two-year term in 2025.
McIlroy’s desire to rejoin the board stemmed from what he views as a lack of progress in unification negotiations between the TOUR, the Saudi-funded PIF, and LIV Golf.
The entities are still working on finding the best path forward after coming to a shock agreement last June.
McIlroy enters the Wells Fargo, an event he’s won three times, fresh off a victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Shane Lowry.
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LIV Golf on Wednesday announced its first ever trading window to allow teams to swap players.
Now through June 9, the 13 teams can negotiate with each other in an effort to improve their teams but without altering the contracts of the traded players.
“By opening a trade window midway through the season, all 13 teams have an opportunity to fine-tune their rosters and assess their team’s composition and performance,” LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman said in a release.
Currently, Crushers GC, captained by Bryson DeChambeau, is No. 1 in the team standings with Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII 11.5 points behind in second. Ripper GC (Cameron Smith captain) is in third. Iron Heads GC, captained by Kevin Na, is in last place.
Also, teams can negotiate contract extensions for their own players who are in the last year of their contract.
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PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: The CJ Cup Byron Nelson (Taylor Pendrith)
THIS WEEK: Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte, N.C., May 9-12
Course: Quail Hollow Club (Par 71, 7,558 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winners: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Wyndham Clark
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @WellsFargoGolf
NOTES: This is the sixth of eight signature events this season, featuring a $20 million prize pool and 700 FedEx Cup points to the winner. … World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not in the field as he and wife Meredith await the birth of their first child. The 69-player field does include seven of the top 10 players in the world rankings and eight of the top 10 in the FedEx Cup rankings. … Quail Hollow resident Webb Simpson is in the field on a sponsor’s exemption along with Gary Woodland, Adam Scott and Matt Kuchar. … Quail Hollow, known as the “Green Mile,” underwent a renovation after last year’s tournament that included redoing all of the tees and greens and installing a new drainage system.
BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+750 at BetMGM) is coming off a victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Shane Lowry and has three career victories at Quail Hollow. … Xander Schauffele (+900) has four consecutive top-20s, including a T2 at The Players. He finished second here last year. … Clark (+1400) is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend at the Wells Fargo. He set the tournament scoring record of 265 last year. … Max Homa (+2200) has won two of the previous four editions of the event and finished T8 last year. He also went 4-0-0 at Quail Hollow in the 2022 Presidents Cup. … Tommy Fleetwood (+2500) had a T7 at the Valero Texas Open and T3 at the Masters before settling for a T49 at the RBC Heritage in his past three starts.
THIS WEEK: Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, S.C., May 9-12
Course: The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Par 71, 7,347 Yards)
Purse: $4M (Winner: $720,000)
Defending Champion: Inaugural event
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 9:30-11:30 a.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 3-5 p.m. (GC)
NOTES: The first-year event was added as a new annual tournament on the tour schedule. It’s also the first of three tournaments where players can earn points to qualify for the next signature event at the Memorial Tournament. … The winner will receive 300 FedEx Cup points, a two-year exemption on tour and spots in next week’s PGA Championship (if not otherwise qualified) as well as the final two signature events of the season. … World No. 61 Ryan Fox is the highest ranked player in the field. … Blades Brown, 16, will make his tour debut.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: PGA Championship, Louisville, Ky., May 16-19
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: JM Eagle LA Championship (Hannah Green)
THIS WEEK: Cognizant Founders Cup, Clifton, N.J., May 9-12
Course: Upper Montclair Country Club (Par 71, 6,656 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $450,000)
Defending Champion: Jin Young Ko
Race to the CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Thursday-Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Peacock); Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (Peacock), 3-5 p.m. (CNBC)
ESPN+ Featured Groups: Thursday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ET; Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
X: @LPGAFounders
NOTES: Korda is seeking to become the first player to win six consecutive starts on the LPGA Tour. She has tied the record of five previously set by Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez. She missed the cut in her event debut here year. … Ko defeated Minjee Lee on the first playoff hole last year to win the event for the third time (2019, 2021). With the tournament not contested in 2020, she is attempting to win it for the fourth time in the past five editions. … Lydia Ko needs one victory to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Mizuho Americas Open, Jersey City, N.J., May 16-19
PGA Tour Champions
LAST TOURNAMENT: Insperity Invitational (Scott Dunlap)
THIS WEEK: Regions Tradition, Birmingham, Ala., May 9-12
Course: Greystone Golf & Country Club (Par 72, 7,249 yards)
Purse: $2.6M (Winner: $390,000)
Defending Champion: Steve Stricker
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steven Alker
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the first of five senior major championships and will be contested at Greystone for the eighth consecutive year. … Stricker is the two-time defending champion and has won the event three times overall, each time by six strokes. He set the tournament scoring record of 23-under 265 last year, breaking his own previous record of 267 the previous year.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, Benton Harbor, Mich., May 23-26
LIV Golf League
LAST TOURNAMENT: Singapore (Individual: Brooks Koepka; Team: Ripper GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF
2024 Leaders: Players, Joaquin Niemann; Team, Crushers GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Houston, June 7-9
****The last time Wyndham Clark found himself in the field for the Wells Fargo Championship, he didn’t have a single win on the PGA Tour to his name.
What a difference a year can make.
Clark will be gearing up for this year’s edition of the event as a defending champion for the first time ever. After taking the Wells Fargo title in 2023, he added two more victories to his ledger, prevailing at the U.S. Open last June before winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am just three months ago.
In seven events since Pebble Beach, Clark has missed the cut twice, but he has also come away with three top-five finishes. He landed in second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 10, then tied for second at The Players Championship a week later.
Clark most recently finished T3 at the RBC Heritage, and he’s been able to find the silver lining when it comes to finishing just behind the leader.
“I just think the more times I put myself in contention, the better I get even if I don’t win. So recently coming up short in Bay Hill and at The Players, I learned a lot,” Clark said. “I mean, even though I had won three times prior to those two second-place finishes, I still was learning. I just think the more I put myself in that situation, the better I’m going to get and learn.
“And as you put yourself in those positions, you want to be in those positions more. So that’s really what I look forward to every week when we tee it up on Thursday.”
Even though another one of his titles will be on the line in just over a month at the U.S. Open, Clark insists that he isn’t overlooking the Wells Fargo Championship by any means.
“This is one of my favorite Tour events, one of my favorite golf courses,” Clark said of the Wells Fargo, which is held at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. “If there’s anything that I before the year get excited about, it’s this event. So I’m really focused on this week.
“It’s fun, it’s my first chance to defend. I don’t know what that’s like, so it’s been exciting. Hope I can go out and have a great week and play my best and maybe defend it. Yeah, no, I’m focused on this week.”
Clark carded a 19-under 265 at Quail Hollow last year for the lowest 72-hole score in the history of the Wells Fargo. He beat Xander Schauffele by four strokes.
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INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL
The New York Knicks have taken care of business at home to start the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and now it’s the Indiana Pacers’ turn to do the same.
In another down-to-the-wire contest, the New York Knicks (2-0) won 130-121 over Indiana at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. The series now shifts to Indianapolis, as the Pacers will host Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Indiana led by 10 points at halftime before the Knicks outscored the Blue & Gold 36-18 in the third quarter to go up 99-91 heading into the final frame. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers’ bench closed the gap to a possession halfway through the period before the Knicks used a pair of small runs in the final minutes to keep the visitors at bay.
Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton scored a playoff career-high 34 points on 11-for-19 shooting (7-for-11 from 3-point range), Obi Toppin supplied 20 points off the bench, and T.J. McConnell recorded his first postseason double-double with 10 points and 12 assists for the Blue & Gold. Andrew Nembhard (15 points), Pascal Siakam (14) and rookie Ben Sheppard (11) also scored in double digits for the visitors.
Jalen Brunson led New York with 29 points, and Donte DiVincenzo and OG Anunoby each recorded 28 points for the Knicks. New York’s Josh Hart (19 points, 15 rebounds) and Isaiah Hartenstein (14 points, 12 rebounds) both had double-doubles.
Overall, the Pacers shot 51.6 percent from the floor, and the Knicks made 57 percent of their shots. The Knicks outrebounded the Pacers 44-34 and outscored Indiana 62-60 in the paint.
“We’ve got to be better in Game 3 and will be better in Game 3,” Haliburton said. “They always say the series doesn’t win until a road team wins. We’re going back to Indy and obviously we love our chances there.”
After tying at 36 at the end of the first quarter, the Pacers shot 68.2 percent in the second quarter to lead 73-63 at halftime.
Coming off a game where he had six points on six shots, Haliburton scored 22 points on 7-for-12 (5-for-8 from 3-point range) shooting in the first half alone. Anunoby had 22 points (8-for-15 shooting) at the break.
Following the tip, Haliburton immediately made his presence felt on the offensive end, scoring 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting in the first quarter. Anunoby led the Knicks with 12 points in the opening frame.
New York made 10 of 14 shots to start the game to build an 11-point lead, but Indiana answered with an 11-0 run to tie the game.
The teams kept it close in the opening minutes until a 9-0 New York scoring streak, where Anunoby recorded seven points, put the Knicks in front 19-10 with 5:49 left in the first quarter.
A Haliburton 3-pointer momentarily stopped the bleeding, but DiVincenzo and Brunson then drained back-to-back shots from deep to make it 24-13 and force a Blue & Gold timeout with 4:01 on the clock.
Out of the break, the Pacers went on an 11-0 spree in less than a minute after Toppin scored five points, Aaron Nesmith hit a 3-pointer, McConnell converted a layup, and Haliburton made a free throw to tie the game at 24 with 2:52 left in the first frame.
While the Pacers and Knicks essentially traded baskets for the rest of the first quarter, Toppin was fouled on a 3-point attempt with less than a second left and made all of his freebies to knot the game at 36-36.
Indiana’s bench came out on fire in the second quarter, going 5-for-7 from the field – with Toppin and Sheppard each hitting 3-pointers and Isaiah Jackson converting an and-one – to give the Pacers a 49-43 lead with eight minutes left in the first half.
Brunson left the game with a foot injury with 3:32 left in the first quarter and was not on the bench for the entire second quarter, but returned for the start of the second half.
The Knicks narrowed the score to two midway through the second period, but the Pacers answered with a 10-2 run.
Haliburton’s fifth 3-pointer of the night, two buckets from Andrew Nembhard, and a layup by Myles Turner in the final 2:27 helped the Pacers go up by 10 at the break.
In the second half, the Knicks outscored the Pacers 67-48 overall on 55.8 percent shooting.
New York used a 20-4 run to go back in front early in the third quarter, and the Knicks outscored the Pacers 36-18 in the frame. The Knicks shot 66.7 percent from the field while holding Indiana to 33.3 percent in the third.
Out of halftime, the Knicks made eight of their first 10 shots, which translated to an 18-4 run – with DiVincenzo scoring 10 points during the twitch, to lead 84-79 with 6:41 left in the third quarter.
Anunoby left with an injury midway through the third quarter and didn’t return to the game. His status for Game 3 is unknown.
After a 6-0 Knicks run, Haliburton got a bucket to go, Sheppard drilled his third 3-pointer of the night, and Toppin converted an and-one before throwing down a putback dunk to narrow it to 94-91 with 1:28 on the clock.
In the final 66 seconds, Brunson hit a 3-pointer and got a finger layup to fall to put the Knicks ahead 99-91.
Indiana had chances but couldn’t get back in front in the final 12 minutes.
McConnell scored six points in a 12-5 Pacers run to open the fourth quarter, cutting it to 105-103 with 7:27 left in the game.
The game then stayed within two points until a 7-2 run on a Hartenstein dunk, a DiVincenzo 3-pointer, and a Precious Achiuwa flush, put the Knicks up 117-110 with 3:38 on the clock..
Haliburton scored five more points, and Nesmith drilled a 3-pointer to make it 124-118, but Brunson hit a floater and free throws with 41 seconds left to make it 127-118 to seal it.
With 33.9 seconds left in the game, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was ejected after receiving two technical fouls after confronting an official about an overturned double dribble call.
Inside the Numbers
The Knicks finished 18-for-22 from the free throw line and the Pacers went 10-for-17.
Indiana’s bench outscored New York’s second unit 46-12 in the game.
Indiana’s 73 points in the first half were one point shy of tying the most points in a half for the Pacers in an NBA playoff game (2017).
Ben Sheppard’s 11 points on Wednesday are a personal best in a playoff game.
T.J. McConnell’s 12 assists are a personal best in the playoffs.
Jalen Brunson’s streak of 40-point games in the playoffs ended at four on Wednesday.
Both teams led by 12 points in the game.
The Pacers led the Knicks 21-18 in rebounding in the first half before New York won the boards 44-34.
You Can Quote Me On That
“It was another case of fourth quarter loose balls and rebounds we were unable to secure. So we’re going to have to do a lot better in Games 3 and 4. We’re looking forward to getting back home. Give them a lot of credit, give their crowd a lot of credit. This crowd is among the very best atmospheres you will ever play on the road. We just have to do some things better and get home.” — Carlisle on the loss
“T.J. played a pretty good chunk of minutes. I considered (putting him back in), but our starters have earned the trust to finish games. Nembhard is probably our best on-ball defender, and we were flying around trapping, too. We kind of had the kitchen sink going at (Brunson) in the fourth and they still came up with loose balls, offensive rebounds, and made shots. Their execution has been very good in those situations. Everything is on the table going forward, it has to be at this point. We’ll look closely at anything.” — Carlisle on the fourth quarter rotations and finish
“We’ve just got to figure out a way to get all of our guys playing at an equally high level. The starts of third quarters have been tough, so we’ve got to be better there. Tyrese is a great competitor, he responds to all kinds of challenges like this – time and time again the last two years. Proud of his response tonight, but again it’s not just about one guy breaking out of a scoring thing. It’s about all of us. Everyone is just going to have to do more moving forward.” — Carlisle on Haliburton’s bounce back game
“I just shot more shots and took what the defense gave me.” — Haliburton on his 34 points
“We’ve just got to be better defensively, be better as a group of matching their intensity. Better in the second half. The third quarter got away from us and flipped the game, but we were right there in the fourth. Just didn’t make enough plays down the stretch.” — Haliburton on the loss
“We just didn’t play good enough. At the end of the day, it’s 2-0 and we’re going back to Indy, and I like us in any matchup.” — Haliburton on looking ahead
“We felt like we should’ve won this game, we felt like we should’ve won last game. But I feel like the way the playoffs work, obviously this is only my second series, once you start to say ‘damn, we should’ve won that game’ it’s going to mess you up moving forward. Everything happened for a reason. I’m not really tripping.” — Haliburton on Games 1 and 2
“In that third quarter we just missed a few looks. I thought we played frantic. We just need to do a better job of not letting the rope slip when things are getting bad. We let that happen in the third quarter.” — Haliburton on the third quarter
“The glass. They were just rebounding every one of their misses. I felt like that was a big part of it. We just didn’t rebound the way we needed to.” — Haliburton on the differences between the first and second half both games
“Honestly it’s just the willpower. It seems like they just really wanted it more tonight with their energy. Their crowd got into it. We just have to kind of pick it up in the second half because we know that they come in waves.” — McConnell on losing first half leads both in Games 1 and 2
“We’ve got to be better. It’s just that simple. They smashed us on the boards again tonight. They just brought more energy than we did, so we’ve got to fix that.” — McConnell on the loss
“He’s a marquee player in this league, and playing him in Madison Square Garden, picking him up 94 feet, what greater challenge is there? Not just me, but for everyone. It’s a collective effort, and we just have to keep trying to make things tough on him. … We just have to continue to exert energy and get him to exert energy on both ends.” — McConnell on guarding Brunson
“He was aggressive. The best thing about Tyrese is that he is not going to force the issue and take bad shots. The guy gets 10+ assists in his sleep. Kind of the energy he had, he gets blitzed on every pick and roll. Him figuring out ways to kind of combat that and get to his spots and shoot the ball …. it was really good to see tonight.” — McConnell on Haliburton in Game 1 vs Game 2
“If we don’t turn things up a bit, they can keep going. We’ve just got to be better as a collective energy-wise, protecting leads and especially rebounding. When you think you’ve got them boxed out, and they just keep going, and going, and going … we just have to be better.” — McConnell on the Knicks being shorthanded
Stat of the Night
Tyrese Haliburton scored a playoff career-high 34 points on 11-for-19 shooting. His seven made 3-pointers tied the NBA franchise record for most threes in a game with Reggie Miller (twice), Chuck Person, Paul George, and Bojan Bogdanovic. Haliburton’s seven 3-pointers are also tied for the second-most ever by a visitor at MSG, one shy of Ray Allen’s eight made threes in 2011.
Noteworthy
Pascal Siakam eclipsed 1,000 career playoff points on Wednesday. He came into Game 2 with 998.
Knicks backup center Mitchell Robinson did not play on Wednesday. He will be out the remainder of the playoffs after injuring his ankle in Game 1.
Pacers legend Reggie Miller, who had plenty of memorable postseason moments at Madison Square Garden against the Knicks, was one of the broadcasters for TNT during Wednesday’s game.
Indiana has never overcome an 0-2 series deficit in the playoffs.
Up Next
The Pacers will host the Knicks for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse at 7:00 PM on Friday, May 10.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASEBALL
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday that they are promoting right-hander Paul Skenes, the top pitching prospect in baseball, and he is expected to start Saturday’s home game against the Chicago Cubs.
Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft out of LSU, has dominated Triple-A batters for Indianapolis. He has a 0.99 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings over seven starts.
The 6-foot-6 Skenes received a $9.2 million signing bonus, the largest awarded to an amateur. He led LSU to the College World Series title last season.
Skenes’ arrival is the most anticipated for a top pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg, who was the No. 1 overall pick out of San Diego State in 2009 and made his debut on June 8, 2010. Strasburg struck out 14 in seven innings and allowed two runs and four hits while beating the Pirates in his first start.
Strasburg helped the Washington Nationals win the 2019 World Series before injuries derailed his career.
Skenes, who turns 22 on May 29, has averaged fewer than four innings per start with Indianapolis, his longest outing being a six-inning scoreless start against Buffalo on April 30. He allowed four hits and struck out seven.
In his last outing, Skenes gave up two runs and three hits over 4 1/3 innings against Buffalo.
Skenes pitched 6 2/3 innings over five minor league appearances across three levels last season after signing with Pittsburgh. He struck out 10 in 6 2/3 innings and had a 5.40 ERA.
During the 2023 college season, Skenes was 13-2 with a 1.69 ERA in 19 starts with two complete games for LSU. He struck out 209 batters and walked just 20 in 122 2/3 innings.
***LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Indianapolis Indians offense could not rally in the ninth as they suffered their second loss of the series to the Louisville Bats at Louisville Slugger Field on Wednesday afternoon, 4-3.
Trailing by a run after six innings of play, Louisville (18-17) relied on timely hitting to tie the game in the seventh with a Livan Soto single and take the lead in the eighth with an Austin Wynns double off Carmen Mlodzinski (L, 0-1). Both teams recorded seven hits in the game.
In the ninth, Tony Santillan (S, 7) held off a late rally from Indianapolis (16-16) after Ji Hwan Bae and Henry Davis started the rally with singles. Davis was doubled up on first base by a Jake Lamb line drive caught by first baseman Edwin Ríos to end the game.
Louisville started the scoring in the third inning when Hernán Pérez crushed a solo shot off a Cam Alldred fastball. Indianapolis quickly responded in the following frame when Jake Lamb roped a double to right field to score Nick Gonzales. After walking earlier in the inning, Henry Davis scored the second run of the inning on a sacrifice fly courtesy of Liover Peguero.
After a pitching change with the bases loaded in the fifth, Casey Legumina drilled Davis on a fastball that allowed Matt Gorski to score from third after he singled earlier in the frame. At the turn of the inning, Louisville responded with a run of its own on a fielder’s choice that plated Levi Jordan.
Evan Kravetz (W, 3-0) entered the ballgame in the eighth and struck out Gilberto Celestino, the only batter he faced in the outing.
Indianapolis and Louisville will meet for the third contest of the six-game series tomorrow at 6:35 PM ET at Louisville Slugger Field. RHP Brett Kennedy (1-3, 6.03) will take the hill for the Bats while the Indians have yet to name a starter.
INDY ELEVEN SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, May 8, 2024) – Indy Eleven continued its trend of scoring early in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches this season, as a second-minute goal proved to be the match winner as Indy defeated USL Championship foe San Antonio FC, 2-0, in the Round of 32 Wednesday night at Butler University’s Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl.
With the win, Indy’s Open Cup record improves to 6-7-1 all-time, with a 5-2-0 record when hosting, and the Round of 16 appearance is the first for the Boys in Blue.
Augi Williams put the Boys in Blue on the board in just the second minute after a Douglas Martinez cross was deflected back to the top of the six for Williams to put off the keeper and into the net. It didn’t take long for Indy to double the lead as their USL Championship leaders in goals and assists teamed up for a 10th-minute tally. Sebastian Guenzatti dropped a pass back to Aedan Stanley, who found Jack Blake for the goal.
A scoreless remaining 80 minutes gave Hunter Sulte the shutout, the second consecutive for the Boys in Blue in Open Cup play.
Offensively, Martinez and Blake led Indy with three shots, while Williams and Guenzatti added a pair. Defensively, Ben Mines added a game-high four tackles won and Benjamin Ofeimu had a team-high five clearances. Sulte registered six saves.
Indy will host USL Championship foe Detroit City FC in the Round of 16, after Detroit defeated 2023 U.S. Open Cup champion Houston Dynamo (MLS) in penalties in their Round of 16 match-up. Game date and time will be announced later.
The Boys in Blue next travel to Miami FC Sunday for USL Championship action. Kick is slated for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Remaining U.S. Open Cup Schedule
Round of 16 | Tuesday, May 21 – Wednesday, May 22
Quarterfinal | Tuesday, July 9 – Wednesday, July 10
Semifinal | Tuesday, Aug. 27 – Wednesday, Aug. 28
Final | Wednesday, Sept. 25
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32
Indy Eleven 2:0 San Antonio FC
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – 7 p.m. ET
The Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | Indianapolis, Indiana
Scoring Summary
IND – Augi Williams 2’
IND – Jack Blake (Aedan Stanley )10’
Discipline Summary
SA – Jorge Hernandez (caution) 20’
SA – Machop Chol (caution) 41’
IND – Sebastian Guenzatti (caution) 58’
SA – Kendall Burks (caution) 66’
SA – Kameron Lacey (caution) 69’
Indy Eleven line-up (3-4-3): Hunter Sulte, Adrian Diz Pe, Josh O’Brien, Ben Ofeimu, Aedan Stanley, Jack Blake, Cam Lindley (captain) (Tyler Gibson 57’), Ben Mines (Younes Boudadi 57’, Max Schneider 73’), Augi Williams (Elliot Collier 72’), Sebastian Guenzatti, Douglas Martinez (Tega Ikoba 72’)
Indy Subs: Yannik Oettl, Laurence Wootton
San Antonio FC line-up: Kendall McIntosh, Trova Boni, Richard Windbichler (Bura 51’), Kendall Burks, Mohamed Omar, Jorge Hernandez (Eduardo Fernandez 61’), Kevon Lambert (Adriel Padilla 61’), Shannon Gomez, Kameron Lacey, Juan Agudelo (Jose Mulato 61’). Machop Chol (Izaiah Garza 68’)
San Antonio Subs: Brandon Gongora, Dalziel Ozuna
INDIANA SOFTBALL
IOWA CITY, IOWA. –––– No. 8 seed Indiana won its opening round game of the Big Ten Tournament over No. 9 seed Purdue, 6-3, on Wednesday afternoon at Bob Pearl Field.
With the win, the Hoosiers have advanced to the quarterfinals of the conference tournament, slated to face No. 1 seed Northwestern tomorrow at noon (ET)/11 a.m. (CT). Indiana’s season record now stands at 38-17.
No. 8 SEED INDIANA 6, No. 9 SEED PURDUE 3
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana didn’t waste any time to get the bats rolling, getting the first four Hoosiers on base in the bottom of the first. Junior Brianna Copeland walked, and junior Taylor Minnick followed that up with a single to center field.
• From there, junior Sarah Stone hit an RBI single to left center to score Copeland. On the very next at bat, sophomore Avery Parker hit an RBI single of her own to make it a 2-0 game.
• The Hoosiers would reach a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first after senior Aaliyah Andrews hit a sacrifice fly to center field with sophomore Cassidy Kettleman scoring.
• Copeland threw three strikeouts in the top of the second inning.
• Indiana would add on another three runs in the bottom of the second to bring the lead to 6-0. Copeland scored on a Purdue error to make it 4-0, and then freshman Aly VanBrandt hit a triple to left center to score Stone and Parker.
• The final out in the top of the third was made by VanBrandt on a spectacular diving catch at second base.
• Purdue added three runs in the top of the fifth inning to make it 6-3.
• Indiana’s defense got three quick outs in the sixth inning, going three up, three down.
NOTABLES
• Copeland threw nine strikeouts in the game.
• Four Hoosiers recorded an RBI: VanBrandt (2), Stone (1), Parker (1), and Andrews (1).
• VanBrandt and Minnick each had two hits.
• Seven different Hoosiers recorded a hit.
• Indiana faced Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2014.
UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action tomorrow at noon (ET)/11 a.m. (CT) for a game against No. 1 Seed Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
*** BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– The Big Ten Conference announced their 2024 softball postseason honors on Wednesday morning and five Hoosiers were recognized.
Indiana junior Sarah Stone was named First Team All-Big Ten with junior Taylor Minnick and freshman Aly VanBrandt being named Second Team All-Big Ten. VanBrandt and freshman Alex Cooper were also named to the All-Freshman Team with Cooper being honored on the All-Defensive team, too.
Senior Brooke Benson earned the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Award.
This is Stone’s second time being recognized to an All-Big Ten Team and her first time being on the first team after earning second team honors in 2023. Stone’s 2024 campaign featured her charting a .311 batting average on 50 hits with seven doubles, ten home runs and 42 RBI.
Twice Stone has charted two home runs in the same game this season, doing so in wins against Mercer (March 16) and at Michigan State (April 5). She earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors during the week of April 1-7.
Minnick and VanBrandt each had standout seasons to earn All-Big Ten Second Team accolades.
This is Minnick’s second all-conference selection, making the first team a season ago. Minnick leads the team in batting average (.374), hits (61), doubles (12), RBI (53) and walks (33) along with hitting ten home runs. Her 53 RBI are the third-most in the Big Ten this season.
In a 5-4 win over Minnesota (April 14), Minnick had two home runs, including the walk-off to seal a series sweep.
VanBrandt has put together a highly impressive freshman campaign to earn Second Team and All-Freshman team recognition. Her .364 batting average ranks second on the team. She also has charted 51 hits, 31 runs, 12 stolen bases with a .414 on-base percentage.
Cooper also had a stellar freshman debut, playing lockdown defense at third base and providing offensive firepower to earn both All-Freshman Team and All-Defensive Team honors. She had two walk-off performances, having a two-home run game in a 5-3 win over Notre Dame (April 16), including the walk-off grand slam. In addition, she hit a walk-off single to bring in the final two runs in a 6-5 win over Wisconsin (April 26).
The freshman logged 37 hits, 26 runs, five home runs and 32 RBI in her first season. She earned Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week for the week of April 15-21.
Benson rounds out Indiana’s honors with her sportsmanship award, serving as a great example of leadership and dedication to her team all season and throughout her career.
The Fishers, Ind. native has been a constant presence at shortstop at Indiana and is hitting .304 at the plate with 42 hits, 26 RBI, six home runs and 44 runs scored along with 13 stolen bases.
FULL LIST OF INDIANA’S BIG TEN HONORS
First Team All-Big Ten
Sarah Stone | Junior | Infielder | Bedford, Ind.
Second Team All-Big Ten
Taylor Minnick | Junior | Outfielder | Bloomington, Ind.
Aly VanBrandt | Freshman | Utility | Ottawa Lake, Mich.
All-Freshman Team
Alex Cooper | Freshman | Utility | Mooresville, Ind.
Aly VanBrandt | Freshman | Utility | Ottawa Lake, Mich.
All-Defensive Team
Alex Cooper | Freshman | Utility | Mooresville, Ind.
Sportsmanship Award Honoree
Brooke Benson | Senior | Infielder | Fishers, Ind.
INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Indiana Hoosiers women’s golf season ended at the NCAA East Lansing Regional at the Forest Acres Golf Course. The 2024 Big Ten Champions shot an 895 (295-300-300; +31) to finish 10th overall.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
2024 NCAA East Lansing Regional • East Lansing, Mich.
Forest Acres Golf Course
Par 72 • 6,370 yards
Live Results: GolfStat.com
Team Standings: 10th/12 – 895 (295-300-300; +31)
Top Indiana Players: Caroline Smith – 214 (72-70-72; -2)
CHIP-INS
• Redshirt junior Caroline Smith turned in the lowest Hoosier scorecard at 214 (72-70-72; -2). She compiled seven total birdies, three each in the second and third rounds, and an eagle on No. 5 in the first round.
• Smith placed 11th overall in the individual standings, the highest NCAA Regional finish from a Hoosier since Erin Harper tied for 11th overall in the 2019 East Lansing Regional. Smith finished fourth among individuals on non-advancing teams.
• Sophomore Chloe Johnson tied for 38th at 224 (72-76-77; +8). She played a team-high 10 birdies with at least three in all three rounds. She was one of 15 players with double-digit birdie conversions in the field.
• Sophomore Faith Johnson knocked down eight total birdies (four in the third round) to finish at 228 (76-75-76; +12).
• Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig wrapped her collegiate career at 230 (75-79-76; +14). She knocked down six total birdies in the tournament, three in each the first and third rounds.
• Senior Dominika Burdová played the first round before being lifted from the lineup for a sub. She shot an 80 (+8) with a birdie on No. 15.
• Redshirt sophomore Maddie May was utilized as a substitute for the Hoosier lineup over the final 36 holes of play and shot a 156 (80-76; +12). She converted five total birdies, which included three in the third round.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
11. Caroline Smith – 214 (72-70-72; -2)
t-38. Chloe Johnson – 224 (72-76-77; +8)
t-53. Faith Johnson – 228 (76-75-76; +12)
t-58. Caroline Craig – 230 (75-79-76; +14)
— Dominika Burdová* – 80 (+8)
— Maddie May** – 156 (80-76; +12)
*Subbed out ahead of the second round
**Subbed in ahead of the second and third rounds
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With the beginning of the volleyball season rapidly approaching, Indiana head coach Steve Aird announced the addition of three new players to the 2024 roster on Wednesday (May 8) afternoon. These three players will provide depth at key positions and provide a wide range of experience and talent in the IU gym.
Two additional defensive specialists and a new setter will add to a deep collection of returning talent in Bloomington. Redshirt junior Natalia Hagopian will transition to a new role as a Student Assistant, opening up the door for the third setter to join the program.
Delaynie Maple (DS, San Diego, Calif.), Jaide Cummings (DS, Buffalo, N.Y.) and Sade Ilawole (S, Woodland Hills, Calif.) will add to a total of eight newcomers on next year’s roster. The Hoosiers will boast five true freshmen with three additional transfers rounding out the new group of players for Aird and his staff.
Cummings, who is also enrolled in the Maurer School of Law at IU, joined at the semester along with true freshman Reese Hazelton (OH, Philipsburg, Pa.) and junior Madi Sell (MB, Ballwin, Mo.). Maple, a grad transfer from USC, will join this summer along with the final four freshmen.
#23 Delaynie Maple | DS | 5-10 | San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines/USC Beach
A well-respected leader and a versatile talent, Delaynie Maple will take advantage of the COVID-19 waiver to play a season of indoor volleyball at IU. Maple, a high school and college teammate of former IU setter Emily Fitzner, spent four years playing beach volleyball for powerhouse USC.
During her time at USC, Maple, and partner Megan Kraft, were one of the most dominant beach pairs in college. A back-to-back AVCA First Team All-American, Maple racked up over 100 career wins and helped the Women of Troy to four-straight national championships.
At Torrey Pines High School, Maple was a four-year letterwinner and was a Prep Volleyball First Team All-American as a senior with 345 kills and 339 digs. She was the No. 2 ranked beach volleyball recruit in the nation and played six years at Wave Beach Volleyball Club. She, and Kraft, won the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Phuket, Thailand.
The 5-10 Maple is expected to be a versatile option for the Hoosiers in 2024. She has the ability to pass out of the back row but also has an outstanding arm and could be used as a pin hitter. She is known as an incredible leader and has captained USC the past two seasons.
Aird on Maple: “Delaynie comes to us after an incredibly decorated four years on the beach with USC, where she was a champion in every sense of the word. She was a fantastic indoor player during her prep career, and I think she will acclimate quickly. It is clear she has a great deal of skill, and where and how we use her and integrate her into the program is the question. I have no doubt she will be up for any challenge thrown at her. Delaynie also has exceptional leadership skills. We will lean on her for that leadership and I am certain the entire program will learn a great deal from her. I think it is a wonderful complement to our program that a talent like her has made the decision to join us and we are excited to help her continue her journey.”
#15 Sade Ilawole | S/DS | 5-3 | Woodland Hills, Calif./Sierra Canyon/Mizuno Long Beach
Pronunciation (shaw-DAY; e-law-WOAH-lay)
Sade Ilawole, a 5-foot-3 setter and defensive specialist from Woodland Hills, Calif., will join the Indiana Volleyball program for the 2024 season. Currently a senior at Sierra Canyon High School in California, Ilawole becomes the fifth member of a freshman class in the fall that includes early enrollee Reese Hazelton, Emma Segal, Avery Daum and Ella Boersema.
Ilawole, who plays club volleyball with Mizuno Long Beach, recorded 3,105 assists in her high school career and helped lead Sierra Canyon to a 34-9 record in 2023. Sierra Canyon made the first round of the Open Division in the CIF State Volleyball Championships before being knocked out by national powerhouse Mira Costa.
In three years as the program’s starting setter, Sierra Canyon compiled a 91-22 record and enjoyed one of the best stretches in school history. During that time, Ilawole also totaled 122 aces and 680 digs while playing in 329 sets. She was a high school teammate, and setter, of 2023 AVCA National Freshman of the Year, Olivia Babcock.
Ilawole was the 2023 Mission League MVP and was named a 2023 All-CIF Southern Section (Division 1) selection. She earned honors as the 2023 Daily News Offensive Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-American selection by both Max Preps and Prep Volleyball. During 2022, she was a First Team All-American pick by Prep Volleyball.
Prep Volleyball ranked Ilawole as the No. 97 overall recruit in the Class of 2023 while Prep Dig touted her as the No. 5 setter in the state of California. She is also a two-time USAV National Champion in club volleyball. She is expected to provide depth in the gym with senior All-American Camryn Haworth and sophomore Luca Fickell.
Since arriving as the associate head coach, Rachel Morris has opened a pipeline of talent from California to Bloomington. Ilawole joins Morris (Huntington Beach), Avry Tatum (Solana Beach), Delaynie Maple (San Diego) and Natalia Hagopian (Laguna Beach) as natives of California in 2024.
Aird on Ilawole: “Sade is a highly decorated, extremely cerebral young volleyball player that is universally loved by her coaches and teammates. She is excited about our academic profile and the opportunity to compete at this level. She is technically sound, has an excellent volleyball IQ and will make our gym better. She can serve, defend, set, and has the potential to help us in a variety of ways. I have a lot of faith that Sade will outperform expectations as she has done so her entire career.”
#25 Jaide Cummings | DS | 5-8 | Buffalo, N.Y../Clarence/Univ. of Toronto
A mid-year enrollee, Jaide Cummings will join the program for her final year of eligibility. She’s currently enrolled in the Maurer School of Law and is working towards her law degree while playing college volleyball. Cummings has made two stops in her college career and provides another back row option for the Hoosiers.
The 5-foot-8 Cummings is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. She went through spring training with the Hoosiers and played in exhibitions against Xavier, IUPUI and Purdue as a reserve defensive specialist. IU graduated key reserve ball handlers in Isa Lopez and Grae Gosnell, opening up the need for reinforcement in the back row.
She joins a position group that features Maple, sophomore libero Ramsey Gary, senior Carly Mills and incoming freshman Emma Segal. Senior Kenzie Daffinee has also been training with the defensive specialists in the spring.
Aird on Cummings: “Jaide is a mature, strong, talented volleyball player with a fantastic demeanor and excellent work rate. Her perseverance and grit are what stand out most to me through the process of recruiting her, and I am proud of her tenacity and desire to compete at this level. She is an unbelievable person and teammate and she pushes herself in all she does, whether on the court or in the classroom. She doesn’t back down from a challenge and is completely bought into our goals in Bloomington. Jaide spent a week with the Canadian National Team Program in the spring and has lots of experience to pull from. She brings plenty to the program and we are lucky to have her on the roster.”
PURDUE SOFTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Moriah Polar of the Purdue softball team was voted to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team, announced today by the conference office.
Polar, a freshman out of Pearland, Texas, earned her first Big Ten award recognition after leading all Big Ten outfielders this season with 130 catches and 122 putouts. The Boilermaker has been an integral member of the squad, starting in all 51 games in left field.
Defensively, Polar’s efforts have culminated in numerous diving catches and a double play at Illinois for an out at home. Moreover, she has matched the Purdue record for most triples by a Boilermaker in program history (7) and leads a team that has set a Polar has helped Purdue set a program record for most Big consecutive conference wins and the highest Big Ten Tournament seed since 2017.
Polar’s nod marked the second time a Boilermaker has earned All-Defensive Team honors, joining outfielder Kasey Wilhoit who earned the nod in 2019.
*** IOWA CITY, Iowa – Despite controlling the second half of the game, the Purdue softball team (25-26, 11-12 Big Ten) concluded its season with a 3-6 loss to Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten Softball Tournament.
The No. 9 seed Boilermakers out-hit the No. 8 seed Hoosiers 5-0 over the final three frames and held the Hoosiers scoreless after the first two innings. In total, Purdue and Indiana each left seven runners stranded, committed one error. Indiana out-hit Purdue, 7-9 in the game.
The Boilermakers trailed the game from the opening frame after Indiana registered three runs in the first inning. Purdue responded by loading the bases on a pair of walks and a double by Sage Scarmardo in the second, however was unable to convert with just one out remaining in the inning. Indiana added a trio of runs in the second for the 0-6 lead.
Purdue found its rhythm in the fifth inning, posting three runs and four hits while capitalizing on Indiana miscues by scoring on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and a wild pitch. Purdue turned to the bottom of the frame with a quick three up, three down performance, which included a strikeout tossed by Kendall Klochack.
The outfielders registered each of the three runs for Purdue. Leading the day was All-Big Ten Defensive Team (outfield) honoree Moriah Polar, who registered an RBI single and run. Meanwhile, runs were scored by senior Kiara Dillon and Khloe Banks. Additionally, senior Hailey Hayes earned an RBI on the hit-by-pitch.
Led by first-year head coach Magali Frezzotti, the Boilermakers conclude their season after setting a program record for consecutive Big Ten wins, tying the program record for triples in a season (18) and 96 stolen bases, just three shy of tying fifth-most in Purdue history. The team’s 11 Big Ten wins were the most since 2014 (excluding the Big Ten-only season due to COVID-19).
PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF
LAS VEGAS – Purdue Women’s Golf secured a berth to the NCAA Championships for the 19th time in program history, placing runner-up at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional at Spanish Trail Country Club. On a day where the scoring average was 77.5 due to cooler conditions and 20-25 mph winds with gusts up to 30 mph, the Boilermakers battled to finish 4-over for the tournament and maintain the second-place position they held heading into the final round.
Purdue was second behind No. 9 Arkansas (E), as both teams shot 304 (+16) during the final round. Baylor (+8), No. 4 UCLA (+12) and No. 19 Florida State (+14) finished behind the Boilermakers and claimed the final three spots to the national championship stage. All five teams head to Carlsbad, California for the 2024 NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 17-22).
Jocelyn Bruch fired a 74 (+2) for Purdue’s lowest round of the day, highlighted by a hole-in-one on the 203-yard par-3 seventh. The Carmel, Indiana, native played the final 46 holes of the tournament 2-over par, the best by any Boilermaker during that stretch. Bruch made 41 pars to lead the 69-player field.
Freshman Jasmine Kahler led the Boilermakers throughout the week, tying for eighth at even-par (71-70-75—216) for her second Top 10 of the season and her first Top 10 as part of the Purdue lineup. With her stellar play, Kahler ensured Purdue a trip to her hometown of Carlsbad next week.
All-Big Ten golfers Momo Sugiyama (+1) and Ashley Kozlowski (+2) recorded Top 15 finishes on the individual leaderboard. Sugiyama placed 11th, while Kozlowski was 13th. The pair of Boilermakers led the team through the first two rounds, playing the 36 holes 4-under before contributing to the team’s final round with scores of 77 (+5) and 78 (+6), respectively.
The Boilermakers’ runner-up performance was their best in an NCAA Regional since also finishing second in 2013.
BOILERMAKERS
T8. Jasmine Kahler: 71-70-75—216 (E)
T11. Momo Sugiyama: 71-69-77—217 (+1)
T13. Ashley Kozlowski: 71-69-78—218 (+2)
T24. Jocelyn Bruch: 76-72-74—222 (+6)
T36. Natasha Kiel: 71-75-80—226 (+10)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. #9 Arkansas: 280-280-304—864 (E)
2. Purdue: 284-280-304—868 (+4)
3. Baylor: 292-286-294—872 (+8)
4. #4 UCLA: 291-283-302—876 (+12)
5. #19 Florida State: 283-292-303—878 (+14)
6. #16 Arizona: 294-287-299—880 (+16)
7. Cal: 301-288-295—884 (+20)
T8. Oklahoma: 294-285-318—897 (+33)
T8. Kent State: 301-293-303—897 (+33)
10. Colorado State: 298-296-304—898 (+34)
11. Dartmouth: 302-309-315—926 (+62)
12. Xavier: 310-302-320—932 (+68)
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S GOLF
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Graduate student Lauren Beaudreau was crowned the NCAA East Lansing Champion on Wednesday, May 8, to claim her second first place finish of the season and to claim the first regional title in program history.
“Lauren was unshakeable this week,” said head coach Caroline Powers Ellis. “Forest Akers West is a ball striker’s golf course and Lauren is one of the best ball strikers I’ve ever seen. She was locked in from the start of the week and was patient and poised through all three rounds.”
Beaudreau started off strong and continued with consistent play throughout all three rounds, recording scores of 68, 69, and 67. She finished with a final score of 204 (-12), breaking her own previous record of -10 to have the top 54-hole record in program history by shooting 12 under. She recorded an impressive 14 birdies and one eagle, with seven birdies tallied in round three alone.
“She has been playing great all season and what a time for everything to come together to break her own 54-hole scoring record en route to the victory,” said Powers Ellis. “The best part is, she is not done yet and is definitely one to watch out for at the National Championship. We can’t wait to get to California and represent the Irish!”
Beaudreau will compete May 17-22 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
Full results from the NCAA East Lansing Regional can be found here.
NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its postseason awards Wednesday morning, with three members of the Fighting Irish softball earning honors. Freshman Addison Amaral and seniors Carlli Kloss and Karina Gaskins each earned All-ACC honors.
Its the first All-ACC honors for the freshman, while being Kloss’s second and Gaskins’s fourth career honor. Amaral was named Second Team All-ACC as an infielder, and was also named to the All-Freshman team. Kloss is another Second Team selection after being named the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, as well as being named Third Team All-ACC a year ago. Gaskins earned Third Team honors in 2024 after having been a two-time First Team All-ACC selection, and a Second Team honoree as a freshman.
With Amaral’s selection, the Irish have had at least one player named to the ACC All-Freshman team for the past five editions of the team. Amaral also earned second team honors, becoming the first Notre Dame freshman to be named on the second team since Jane Kronenberger’s freshman season in 2022. This season, Amaral has hit for a .327 average, leading the team with 14 doubles, 10 homers and 52 RBI. She would become the first freshman to lead the team in homers since Gaskins hit 10 in 2021, and the first freshman to lead the team in RBI Heather Johnson drove in 35 runs in 2007. The program’s record for home runs and RBI by a freshman were set by Cait Brooks in the 2016 season as she hit 11 and drove in 55, respectively.
Kloss leads the Irish with a .372 batting average this season, scoring a team-best 44 runs to go with nine doubles, three triples, a home run, 23 RBI, and 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts. Defensively, Kloss is one of the top catchers in the country. She’s allowed one passed ball for the season, catching all but one inning. Kloss has a ,990 fielding percentage, committing just three errors in 304 chances. She’s also thrown out 12 base runners, allowing just 29 successful stolen base attempts.
Gaskins has earned All-ACC honors in all four seasons of her Notre Dame softball career, as this is her first time earning third team honors. This season, Gaskins owns a .325 batting average, hitting three doubles, eight home runs, 34 RBI and setting a new program record with 54 walks this season. Her current .557 on-base percentage would break the program’s single season record, one she set in her 2022 ACC Player of the Year campaign when she earned a .555 on-base percentage.
Amaral, Kloss, Gaskins and the rest of the Irish open the ACC Tournament Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. as the team will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
All-ACC Selections
Player of the Year: Claire Davidson, Duke, Sr., OF^
Pitcher of the Year: Jala Wright, Duke, Sr., P^
Defensive Player of the Year: Aminah Vega, Duke, So., 2B
Freshman of the Year: Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State, Fr., 3B^
Coach of the Year: Marissa Young, Duke
First Team All-ACC
Michaela Edenfield, Florida State, Jr., C***
Alia Logoleo, Clemson, RSr., INF****
Maddie Moore, Clemson, Jr., INF
Aminah Vega, Duke, So., INF**
Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State, Fr., INF
Claire Davidson, Duke, Sr., OF
Kaley Mudge, Florida State, Sr., OF**
Emma Ritter, Virginia Tech, Sr., OF***
Cassidy Curd, Duke, So., P**
Jala Wright, Duke, Sr., P**
Eden Bigham, Virginia, So., P**
Kalei Harding, Florida State, Sr., DP***
Jade Hylton, Virginia, So., SS
Addy Greene, Virginia Tech, Sr., OF
Cori McMillan, Virginia Tech, Jr., OF
Second Team All-ACC
Alex Brown, Clemson, Jr., INF
McKenzie Clark, Clemson, Sr., OF***
Regan Spencer, Clemson, Sr., P
Ashtyn Danley, Florida State, Fr., P
Devin Flaherty, Florida State, Sr., 2B****
Isa Torres, Florida State, Fr., SS
Jin Sileo, Georgia Tech, Sr., SS
Autumn Owen, North Carolina, Gr., C
Abby Settlemyre, North Carolina, Gr., SS
Addison Amaral, Notre Dame, Fr., 2B
Carlli Kloss, Notre Dame, Sr., C**
Cameron Fagan, Virginia Tech, Sr., 2B****
Emma Lemley, Virginia Tech, Jr., P***
Emma Mazzarone, Virginia Tech, Fr., P
Bre Peck, Virginia Tech, Jr., 2B***
Third Team All-ACC
Abby Dunning, Boston College, Jr., P
Hannah Slike, Boston College, Jr., C**
Valerie Cagle, Clemson, R-Sr., P/UTL****
Millie Thompson, Clemson, Sr., P***
Amiah Burgess, Duke, Fr., OF
Jahni Kerr, Florida State, R-Jr., OF**
Mallorie Black, Georgia Tech, Sr., 3B
Riley Frizell, Louisville, Sr., 1B
Daisy Hess, Louisville, Sr., SS**
Karina Gaskins, Notre Dame, Sr., 1B****
Lindsey Hendrix, Syracuse, Sr., P
Madelyn Lopez, Syracuse, So., OF
Shelby Barbee, Virginia, Jr., 1B
Michelle Chatfield, Virginia Tech, Fr., 1B
Majia Louko, Virginia Tech, Sr., DP
All-Freshman Team
Amiah Burgess, Duke, Fr., OF
Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State, Fr., INF^
Ashtyn Danley, Florida State, Fr., P
Kennedy Harp, Florida State, Fr., OF
Isa Torres, Florida State, Fr., SS
Sanaa Thompson, North Carolina, Fr., OF
Addison Amaral, Notre Dame, Fr., 2B
Bella Cabral, Virginia, Fr., 2B
Michelle Chatfield, Virginia Tech, Fr., 1B
Emma Mazzarone, Virginia Tech, Fr., P
^denotes unanimous
*denotes career all-ACC honors
*** DURHAM, N.C. – The University of Notre Dame softball team extended its season another day as the Fighting Irish earned a 7-4 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday evening at the Duke Softball Stadium in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. The win in the ACC Tournament is the first of its kind for the Irish since the 2019 season, when the Irish knocked off Duke.
Graduate pitcher Alexis Laudenslager started in the circle. The San Diego native threw 3.0 innings, allowing three hits, four runs, two earned and walked four. Micaela Kastor came on in relief, throwing 4.0 shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out four.
The Irish offense went for 12 hits in the contest. Addison Amaral and Anna Holloway led the charge, each finishing 3-for-4. Holloway hit her second homer of the season, and scored twice. Amaral drove in a run with a double. Carlli Kloss, and Jane Kronenberger each added a pair of hits, Kronenberger hitting a solo homer, and Kloss finishing with an RBI and a run scored. Rachel Allen and Mac Vasquez each added hits in the contest.
How It Happened
North Carolina struck first, scoring three runs in the bottom of the second inning. A single and three walks loaded the bases and brought in a run. A chopper to second base was misplayed as two more runs scored and the Tar Heels took the 3-0 lead.
The Irish got on the board in the fourth. On a 2-2 pitch, Kronenberger drove a ball over the fence in left for the first run of the game. Holloway followed with a solo shot of her own to cut the lead to 3-2.
North Carolina extended the lead to two in the bottom of the fourth. A lead-off double, a walk and a bunt single loaded the bases. A fly out to right recorded the second out of the frame, but was deep enough to score the runner from third and extend the lead to 4-2.
Notre Dame stormed back in the top of the sixth, scoring five runs. Allen started the rally with a single through the left side and was lifted for a pinch runner. Holloway followed with a two-out single as Tenley Sweet went first to third on the play. Vasquez pinch hit and on a 2-2 pitch, drove a single to left to bring in a run. Kloss followed by jumping on the first pitch to drive in Holloway and tie the game. Mickey Winchell bounced a ground ball up the middle that deflected off the pitcher to the second baseman, but the throw was off target, allowing two to score. Amaral closed the scoring by driving a double to the gap in right center as the Irish took the 7-4 lead.
Kastor took care of business in the sixth and seventh. After giving up a lead off single in the sixth, she got some help from Kloss who threw out the attempted base stealer for the final out of the inning. Kastor finished the game by sitting the Tar Heels down in order in the seventh with a ground ball, a strikeout and a fly ball.
Up Next
The Irish will take on the second-seeded Florida State Seminoles at 5 p.m. Thursday evening in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team earned the No. 7 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament and will host Coastal Carolina in the NCAA First Round this Friday, May 10 at 1 p.m.
The Irish boast a 15-3 record heading into the tournament and will take on the Chanticleers in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. A member of the ASUN conference, Coastal Carolina owns a 14-5 record in 2024 and clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth Saturday when they captured the conference title with a 10-9 win over Jacksonville. The Irish and Chanticleers had three common opponents this season in Clemson, Mercer and Liberty.
Following the Irish vs. Chanticleers game, Arlotta Stadium will host the first round game between Michigan and Mercer with the winners of each game facing off on Sunday at noon to close out the South Bend regional. Tickets for the weekend games can be purchased here.
GAME DETAILS
Location: South Bend, Ind. | NCAA First Round vs. Coastal Carolina
Schedule: May 10 | 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: UND.com
Twitter Updates: @NDWomensLax
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
FOR STARTERS
As the No. 7-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament, the Irish will host Coastal Carolina, Michigan and Mercer for the first and second rounds of the 2024 postseason. The Irish will play the Chanticleers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with the winner of that game advancing to play the winner of the Michigan/Mercer contest on Sunday.
The Irish open the tournament with the first game set for 1 p.m. on Friday, May 10. The Wolverines and Bears will compete at Arlotta Stadium with a 4 p.m. draw set following the Notre Dame/Coastal Carolina game.
The Second Round will take place at Arlotta Stadium at noon on Sunday, May 12.
Notre Dame has now appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments and has made 11 of the last 12 completed seasons. Under Coach Halfpenny, the Irish will appear in their 11th NCAA postseason tournament when they host Coastal Carolina on Friday.
The Irish kicked off their 2024 campaign with a five-game homestand in which they went 4-1 and had their best start to a season (4-0) since 2020.
Notre Dame closed out its regular season home slate when they hosted Duke for a 19-7 win on senior day.
The Irish boast seven 20+ goal performances this season and own one of the nation’s hottest offenses. The seven games with 20 or more goals ranks most in a single season for the Irish in program history. Their previous best was four, set multiple times including in 2023.
The team opened their ACC Tournament play with their highest-seed in the history of the program, having clinched the 2nd place conference finish following their win at Louisville last week.
The Irish fell to the Eagles of Boston College in a tightly contested defensive matchup, 7-9.
With her second draw control of the ACC Semifinals, Kelly Denes became the program’s all-time leader at the draw, boasting 368 career controls and passing Andie Aldave’s previous record of 367. The senior from Florida now owns 370 career draw controls.
Kasey Choma became the program’s all-time leader in games played with her start against the Eagles Friday in the ACC tournament. To date, the graduate student has appeared in 83 games for the Irish and owns 298 points off 243 goals and 55 assists.
With five goals and a program-best six assists, Jackie Wolak set a career best with 11 points against Pitt to close out the month of March.
Kelly Denes registered 16 draw controls in that contest, tying a program record and helping the Irish to 26 total draw wins – good for a program best at home.
For her performance at the draw circle against Pitt, Denes was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
Doherty’s hat trick goal at Brown came with 36.5 seconds to play in regulation of a deadlocked 15-15 contest to snap the tie and give the Irish the win. She followed it up with a career night four goals at then No. 2 Boston College, including the final dagger with just 15 ticks left on the clock to hand the Irish their first win at BC since 2003. To ensure the victory, Doherty won the following draw control to give the Irish possession and run out the clock. Following the road trip, Doherty racked up numerous awards for her full field performance, including USA Lacrosse, IWLCA and ACC honors.
Last season the Irish boasted four regular season road wins, including defeats of Duke, Butler, Pitt and Robert Morris. They have since surpassed that number this year, owning a 5-0 record on the road with three contests remaining away from home.
Notre Dame opened their season with a 21-6 win over Eastern Michigan.
Lilly Callahan, who has started every game this season, boasts all 17 decisions for the Irish in a 15-2 start to their season.
Callahan was announced as ACC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday, March 5, following her performance at UNC.
After an eight point weekend, including four goals and two assists against Northwestern, Jackie Wolak was named the USA Lacrosse Magazine, ILWomen and ACC Offensive Player of the Week after boasting four goals and two assists in the team’s win over then-top ranked Northwestern.
Freshmen Angie Conley, Kathryn Morrissey, Kate Timarky and Meghan O’Hare all scored their first collegiate goals and were joined by veterans Ciara Mazzone and Maeve Dwyer in the accomplishment in the opening weekend of the season.
Live stats will be available for the contest as well as a the game being aired on the ESPN+.
IN THE POLLS
Notre Dame was ranked No. 4 in the latest ILWomen/IWLCA poll of the season while sitting atop the USA Lacrosse Magazine rankings for the first time in program history.
The ACC coaches tabbed the Irish to finish fourth in the preseason rankings.
With their win at Louisville to cap off the regular season, the Irish clinched the No. 2-seed in the ACC tournament with a 7-2 conference record and own a 14-2 record overall in the regular season.
BALANCED ATTACK
The Irish returned an NCAA best 91-percent of their scoring from a season ago including their six top scorers in Jackie Wolak (105 pts.), Kasey Choma (88 pts.), Madison Ahern (84 pts.), MK Doherty (38 pts.), Kristen Shanahan (29 pts.) and Kelly Denes (25 pts.).
The trio of Ahern, Wolak and Choma combined for 26 points in the team’s opening weekend to kick off 2024, led by Wolak with a team-best 12 points and 7 goals.
Arden Tierney, a draw specialist who joined the Irish ahead of the 2024 season, registered 10 draw controls in week 1, including eight in the team’s 22-3 win over Central Michigan. Kelly Denes, who led the team in the category a year ago boasts 131 draw controls thus far in 2024 and leads the team in the category again.
Denes led the team with eight draw controls against Northwestern, tying that of the visitors’ total at the circle as the Irish dominated draws by a 20-8 margin. She now boasts 131 draw controls this season and averages 7.28 controls per game, good for second in the ACC and 13th in the country.
Through 18 games played, nine Irish individuals boast double digit points, led by Wolak with a team-best 92. The graduate also leads the team in goals (54) and assists (38).
With 105 points in 2023, Wolak ranked fourth nationally and second in the ACC. With her performance against Florida to reach the 100+ point mark, she became just the third woman in program history to hit 100 points in a single season.
With a scoring margin of 7.72, the Irish rank fourth in the nation while also ranking second in the country in shots per game (36.44) and shots on goal at 26.83 (third).
At the conclusion of the ACC Tournament, Jackie Wolak was voted ACC Attacker of the Year by conference head coaches. She became the first Notre Dame student-athlete to earn the award under the program’s time in the ACC.
LEADERSHIP GROUP
The team named a trio of captains, as voted on by their peers, ahead of the 2024 season. This year’s captains will be Madison Ahern, Kasey Choma and Aine Maseker.
NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS
Kevin Hardy, a two-time football All-American and three-sport monogram winner at the University of Notre Dame, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, in Northern California.
A defensive tackle with the Fighting Irish football team, Hardy was a key member of the 1966 National Championship team while also becoming the first student-athlete in 19 years to earn a monogram in three different sports. In 1964-65, Hardy was the first-team defensive tackle, played a key role as a reserve for the basketball team that advanced to the NCAA tournament and was the regular right fielder for the baseball team. Hardy led the 1967 Notre Dame baseball team with a .398 batting average.
Hardy did not play football varsity football in his first year at Notre Dame, as freshmen were ineligible to play until 1972. As a sophomore in 1964, Hardy posted 38 tackles and blocked two kicks. A back injury limited him in his junior season, but he was awarded an extra year of eligibility and piled up 79 tackles and broke up four passes for the 1966 national championship team to earn first-team All-America honors. He finished up in 1967 with 33 more tackles in a move to defensive end and was a first-round draft choice (seventh overall) by the New Orleans Saints in the 1968 NFL Draft.
Hardy did not play for the Saints, however, as he was moved to the San Francisco 49ers for compensation for a free agent signing. Hardy appeared for the 49ers, Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers during his professional career.
Hardy is survived by his son, Danny (daughter-in-law Julie Hardy), daughter Shannon Kuhl (son-in-law Chris Kuhl and grandson Kevin) and sisters Mary and Barbara.
BUTLER SOFTBALL
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Butler softball team was tied a two with Creighton after five innings when lighting forced a near four-hour delay in the round one contest in the BIG EAST Tournament. After the lengthy break, the No. 3 seed Bluejays scored twice, including an in-the-park home run, sending the No. 6 seed Bulldogs into the consolation bracket.
Round 1: #3 seed Creighton 4, #6 seed Butler 2 (7 innings)
Following two scoreless innings, Butler struck first in the top of the third. After Kieli Ryan drew a walk and Sydney Carter (2-4, SB) hit an infield single, Olivia Moxley put down a sacrifice bunt that moved the runners to second and third. Cate Lehner (2-4, RBI, SB) then slapped a ball into left field that allowed pinch runner, Olivia Roberts, to score from third. The Dawgs loaded the bases but could not get another run across. Butler led, 1-0, after three complete innings.
In the fourth, Monique Hoosen doubled the lead with a solo home run over the left-center-field wall. Creighton answered with three singles and a walk in the bottom half and tied the score at two apiece.
After a scoreless fifth inning, lighting, and then rain, postponed play for just under four hours.
When play resumed, the Bluejays used an inside-the-park home run and back-to-back doubles to take a 4-2 lead.
In the top of the seventh, the Bulldogs were unable to get a runner on base.
Katie Petran (14-8) pitched a complete game for Butler and took the loss. In 6.0 innings, she allowed four runs on 10 hits and a walk.
Bulldog Bits
Monique Hoosen’s home run was her 12th of the season and 39th of her career.
Cate Lehner’s stolen base was her 25th of the season and 42nd of her career.
Sydney Carter’s stolen base was her third of the season and ninth of her career.
Up Next
Butler moves into the consolation bracket and will play No. 4 seed Seton Hall tomorrow, Thursday, at 10 am.
BUTLER BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler and Eastern Illinois combined for 28 hits and 23 runs on Wednesday afternoon in a highly entertaining game that ended with Butler winning in the bottom of the ninth. The Bulldogs are now 18-31 overall while the Panthers slip to 15-30.
Ian Choi led-off the ninth with a single through the left side of the infield and Carter Dorighi would move him into scoring position with a bunt single. With the game on the line, Joey Urban put a ball in play on what fans thought would be a sacrifice bunt. The Eastern Illinois pitcher fielded it clean, but his throw to third base was off allowing Choi to come around and score the game-winning run.
The top four hitters in the BU lineup were excellent against the Panthers, helping BU come out on top. Urban was 3-for-5 in the game with a team-best five RBIs. Carter Dorighi went 4-for-5 and scored three runs. Kade Lewis and Jack Moroknek each had multi-hit games and an RBI in the box score.
Butler trailed EIU 6-2 after the top of the fourth and it was Urban’s base-clearing double to the gap in left center that pulled BU back within one at 6-5. Lewis tied the game with a double to left and the ‘Dawgs would take the lead on a Moroknek RBI.
The Bulldogs seemed to be in control after scoring two in the bottom of the seventh. Urban’s two-RBI double to left made the game 11-8. EIU scored two in the eighth and one in the top of the ninth to knot the score at 11-11. Choi sparked the comeback and would score the game-winning run.
Simon Linde got the start for BU and would strike out three Panthers over three full innings. Brett Sherrard had a good outing, allowing just one hit over 2.2 innings. The win went to Butler’s Grant Brooks (3-2).
Butler will return to action this weekend with a three-game series at Villanova.
IUPUI SOFTBALL
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Jaguar softball team fell in back-to-back games in the opening day of the Horizon League Tournament to conclude the 2024 season. The Jags dropped game one to Cleveland State, 2-1 then fell in a win or go home game against Northern Kentucky, 3-2.
In game one, the Jags took on Cleveland State. The Vikings defeated the Jaguars, sending them to the loser’s bracket, 2-1.
IUPUI took the lead first when Morgan Gilbert scored on a bunt single and three-base error. Gilbert hit a bunt single then the Vikings’ pitcher threw past the first baseman, allowing Gilbert to come around and score on the play in the top of the fifth inning.
Cleveland State wasted no time, tying the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth frame. Melissa Holzopfel hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Kiera Frascone. The Vikings took the 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Emma Gilkerson knocked a home run over the left field wall.
IUPUI could not come back and fell, 2-1. Carly Metcalf pitched game one for the Jags, taking the loss, giving up two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in 6.0 innings.
The Jags only recorded three hits in the loss with Gilbert, Kendal Calvert and Kasie Keyes each collecting a single.
After falling in game one, the Jags dropped to the loser’s bracket and faced Northern Kentucky. The Norse defeated IUPUI, 3-2, concluding the Jags’ 2024 season.
The Jags once again took the lead first with a run in the first inning, 1-0. Keyes hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Calvert to give IUPUI the early lead. The Jags added another run in the top of the second inning when Kelli Riordan hit an RBI single to center field, scoring Paige McPhearson, 2-0.
Northern Kentucky tied the game in the bottom of the third inning with a two run single from Ella LeMonier, 2-2. After a scoreless two innings, the Norse took the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning on a passed ball.
With the game and season on the line, the Jags had a runner in scoring position with two outs before the Norse recorded the final out to seal the victory at 3-2.
Alexa Holman took the loss in game two after giving up three runs on four hits in 6.0 innings of work. The Jags recorded six hits in the second game with Kennedy Cowan leading the way, going 2-for-4. Calvert, McPhearson, Holman and Riordan each added a single.
IUPUI concludes their season with an overall record of 13-37.
BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF
Ball State junior Braxton Kuntz advanced last week to final qualifying for the 124th U.S. Open, which will be held at Pinehurst from June 13-16. He shot 6-under 66 at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis to claim one of five spots that moved on.
Kuntz was one of several Cardinals golfers who participated in local qualifiers for the U.S. Open, between Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. The only Ball State player to advance to final qualifying, he was trailed closely by teammates Kash Bellar (5-under 67) and Alec Cesare (4-under 68).
Kuntz, Bellar and Cesare join the rest of their Ball State teammates while competing May 13-15 at the NCAA Regionals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
BALL STATE TRACK
DEKALB, Ill. — Ball State track and field traveled to Dekalb, Illinois Wednesday afternoon for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships.
The Cardinals have had a promising outdoor season thus far, having multiple athletes ranked among the top of the MAC. Jenelle Rogers currently leads the conference in the heptathlon with her score of 5825 from the Texas Relays (Mar. 27). Makayla Sumrall is also a MAC leader, holding the fastest 100m time with her 11.44 finish at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 26).
Other Cardinals to watch for include Alana Springer who is ranked third in 200m dash (23.93) and fourth in the 100m (11.70), and the 4x100m relay team of Sumrall, Springer, Moriah Johnson, and Jenna Oriani who currently lead the MAC with a time of 45.10 achieved at the Bulls Alumni Invitational (Mar. 15).
Last year, the Cardinals won the Outdoor MAC Championship title after collecting 108 points. The team is looking to repeat their success heading into this weekend’s meet.
Tickets for the event are available for purchase, starting at $27 for three-day passes. Single day tickets are available for $12.
Ball State Individual Entries at Outdoor MAC Championship Meet
Thursday – Field Events
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Heptathlon (Day One)
100m Hurdles
High Jump
Shot Put
200m Dash
1 p.m. – Hammer Throw
5 p.m. – Javelin
Thursday – Track Events
5 p.m. – 1,500m Trials
5:30 p.m. – 400m Hurdles Trials
6:10 p.m. – 200m Trails
7:10 p.m. – 10,000m Finals
Friday – Field Events
11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Heptathlon (Day 2)
3 p.m. – Shot Put
3 p.m. – Long Jump
Friday – Track Events
4:30 p.m. – 100m Hurdles Trials
5:05 p.m. – 400m Trials
5:40 p.m. – 100m Trials
Saturday – Field Events
12:30 p.m. – Triple Jump
3:30 p.m. – Discus
Saturday – Track Events
1:10 p.m. – 4x100m Relay
1:35 p.m. – 1,500m Final
2 p.m. – 100m Hurdles Final
2:20 p.m. – 400m Final
2:40 p.m. – 100m Final
3:25 p.m. – 400m Hurdles Final
3:45 p.m. – 200m Final
4:20 p.m. – 5,000m Final
4:50 p.m. – 4x400m Relay
All start times are in central time zone.
BALL STATE SOFTBALL
AKRON, Ohio – – Last week’s recipe for success carried over Wednesday afternoon with the sixth-seeded Ball State softball team rallying around the pitching of senior Francys King and the offense of junior right fielder Maddie Weaver to open play in the Mid-American Conference Softball Championship with a 6-0 victory over third-seeded Western Michigan.
With the win, the Cardinals (26-27) advance to battle second-seeded Ohio in Thursday’s second game at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio. First pitch is currently set for 2:30 p.m.
“Today’s win feels amazing,” head coach Helen Peña said. “The girls are playing amazing right now. They are excited, they are competing well, and they are fighting. They also sticking to our process, which is all we can ask. I’m really excited and proud for them.”
After opening the contest with an out, reigning MAC Pitcher of the Year Rissa Bajusz of the Broncos (27-21) plunked BSU redshirt junior catcher McKayla Timmons in the head before walking graduate second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz in five pitches. Cue Weaver who took advantage of the free runners by dropping a two-run triple between two charging fielders in right center to give BSU the early edge.
“I know she was going to throw me all out,” Weaver said about her two-run triple. “With runners on base, I knew I had to choke up and get the runners in, so I just believed and swung through it, and it happened to work out.”
Weaver, who tallied nine RBI last week to help the Cardinals clinch a spot in the MAC Championship, extended Ball State’s lead to three runs in the top of the fifth with another clutch two-out hit. This time, she drove in redshirt sophomore shortstop McKenna Mulholland who singled through the right side one batter earlier before stealing second. The heads-up base running came up big as Weaver singled up the middle to bring her home.
The Cardinals then exploded for three more runs in the top of the sixth, starting with an RBI single from graduate third baseman Haley Wynn. Two batters later, Armendariz picked up a pair of RBIs with a double to left center.
That was all the run support King would need as she picked up her third straight victory and fifth shutout of the season by limiting the Broncos to four hits and one walk over her 7.0 innings of work. She also picked up three more strikeouts to improve to 14-12 on the year.
“I was just going on we need a win no matter what the score, no matter how it goes down, we need to win the first one,” King said when asked about her motivation. “We’re peaking at the right time, everything’s finally clicking, and I feel good.”
SCORING SUMMARY – No. 6 Ball State 6 – No. 3 Western Michigan 0
T1 | Weaver drops a two-out, two-run triple into right center, splitting the charging Broncos defense (2-0)
T5 | After singling through the right side and advancing to second on a wild pitch, Mulholland scores on a Weaver single up the middle (3-0)
T6 | With runners at second and third, a one-out single from Wynn extends Ball State’s lead to four runs (4-0)
T6 | Armendariz drives in two more with a two-out double to left center (6-0)
UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team continues its run in the 2024 MAC Championship Thursday afternoon with a 2:30 p.m. first pitch versus No. 2 seed Ohio at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
The Ball State baseball team will host its Senior Day ceremony and annual First Merchants Ballpark Day on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. against Central Michigan.
The Cardinals will honor the following seniors pregame: Nate Blain, Nick Gregory, Michael Hallquist, Sam Klein, Tanner Knapp, Corey Miley, Decker Scheffler and Casey Turturici.
First Merchants Ballpark Day will feature giveaways including a lunch package consisting of a hot dog, chips and Pepsi to the first 250 spectators and a t-shirt to the first 400 spectators. Adult fans can register for free prizes with drawings taking place every inning. The grand prize is a 55-inch TV.
Ball State (28-19-1, 14-10 Mid-American Conference) has won five consecutive MAC series entering this weekend and can clinch a berth in the conference tournament with two wins against the Chippewas.
BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF
Ball State junior Braxton Kuntz advanced last week to final qualifying for the 124th U.S. Open, which will be held at Pinehurst from June 13-16. He shot 6-under 66 at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis to claim one of five spots that moved on.
Kuntz was one of several Cardinals golfers who participated in local qualifiers for the U.S. Open, between Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. The only Ball State player to advance to final qualifying, he was trailed closely by teammates Kash Bellar (5-under 67) and Alec Cesare (4-under 68).
Kuntz, Bellar and Cesare join the rest of their Ball State teammates while competing May 13-15 at the NCAA Regionals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team fell 5-2 to Bowling Green on Wednesday (May 8) in non-league action at Mastodon Field.
Grant Thoroman had two walks to go with a double and a run. He also had a busy day patrolling center field. He finished with nine putouts including three SCTop10 worthy plays.
The Mastodons were trailing 1-0 in the third inning when they tied it up with a single run. Camden Karczewski scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Nick Sutherlin.
The Falcons added one in the fifth, one in the sixth and two in the seventh. David Silva was the only Falcon player with multiple hits, he had two including a double. BGSU’s Rigo Ramos threw six innings to get the win. He is 3-0.
Sean Kasper started the game for the ‘Dons an was effective. He went four innings, surrendering one unearned run on two hits. Drew Evans (0-1) took the loss on the mound for Purdue Fort Wayne
The Falcons are in first place in the Mid-American Conference. They move to 27-17. The ‘Dons fall to 16-31 and are at Northern Kentucky this week in Horizon League play.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball has announced the addition of forward Claudia Clement for the 2024-25 season.
“I am excited Claudia has chosen to join us at UE!” says Head Coach Robyn Scherr-Wells of the addition. “With 3 years of eligibility, it is a great opportunity for us to grow together. Her length and versatility will be a great addition to our post group.
“I can’t wait to see how her game continues to grow from the perimeter and inside. Like many of the successful posts we have had at UE, she has the perimeter skills to stretch the defense, and the size and length to make a difference at the rim. She’ll give us great versatility on defense with her length and athleticism, especially at the top of the press.”
Clement joins the Purple Aces after spending her first season of collegiate basketball with the Winthrop Eagles. As an Eagle, Clement appeared in 19 games. Prior to her time in North Carolina, Clement spent two years with Barça in the Catalan Basketball Federation as part of the program’s junior team. Clement also spent time on the Spain Youth National team in 2021. Clement has a background in ballet along with her time in basketball.
“I chose UE because its sports program has a strong reputation and offers excellent opportunities for my athletic development,” said Clement of joining the Purple Aces. “Additionally, the university’s academic quality and programs in my field of interest are very impressive. I was also drawn to the campus atmosphere with its vibrant student community. The combination of sports, academic excellence, and the university ambiance made Evansville the perfect choice for me!”
Clement is the daughter of Francisco Clement and Maribel Marsan and has one sibling, her older brother Hugo Clement. While at UE, Clement will be studying sociology and in her free time enjoys watching movies.
EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL
NORMAL, Ill. – The Missouri Valley Conference announced its 2024 All-Conference recognition on Wednesday morning with Sydney Weatherford representing the University of Evansville softball team as a member of the All-Defensive squad.
Weatherford was one of the top performers in all facets of the game for the Purple Aces in 2024. She anchored the pitching staff with a season ERA of 3.04 while posting an even lower mark (2.83) against MVC opponents.
In three appearances against Illinois State, she allowed one earned run in 8 innings. One of her top performances of the season came in the road win at Indiana State where she allowed three hits in a complete game shutout win over the Sycamores. It marked her 7th win of the season.
The April 19 8-inning win over Murray State saw her go the entire distance allowing three runs on six hits. In Sunday’s win later that weekend, she allowed two runs, just one being earned. Weatherford was at her best between March 15 and April 6 as she gave up just eight earned runs in a span of 50 innings of work.
UE opens the championship later today with a 4 p.m. meeting against Drake.
*** NORMAL, Ill. – Wednesday’s 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Championship opener saw the 10th-seeded University of Evansville softball team earn a 4-1 win over the #7 seed Drake on at Marian Kneer Stadium.
With the win, the Purple Aces earned their first win in the championship since 2013. Hannah Hood went 1-3 with two RBI, a walk and run to pace the offense. Zoe Frossard, Alexa Davis and Taylor Howe recorded two hits apiece. Sydney Weatherford pitched a gem, allowing one run on nine hits.
Frossard looked to get the Purple Aces rolling in the early moments, opening the game with a single to left. Brooke Voss later reached on an error before the runners were stranded on base. Sydney Weatherford returned the favor in the bottom of the frame, holding the Bulldogs scoreless with a pair of runners left on base.
Hannah Hood opened the second with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Alexa Davis came through with a bases hit through the right side to bring in Hood and give UE a 1-0 lead. Davis and Taylor Howe came through once again to get things rolling in the top of the fourth. The duo each posted their second single of the day to set the table for Marah Wood. Her RBI groundout made it a 2-0 game.
Weatherford retired eight batters in a row, but with two outs in the bottom of the 4th, Drake strung together three hits in a row to pick up their first run of the game.
It did not take long for the Aces to respond. Frossard and Jess Willsey led the 5th off with back-to-back singles while advancing to second and third on Jenna Nink’s groundout. That brought Hood to the plate and she came through with a 2-run single that pushed the lead to 4-1.
From there, Weatherford got the job done, shutting down the Bulldogs to clinch the win. UE advances to face #2 seed UNI on Thursday at 4 p.m.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S GOLF
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Two-time Missouri Valley Conference Individual Champion Kate Petrova completed the NCAA Division I East Lansing Regional on Wednesday.
Petrova wrapped up the third round with a 5-over 77. Her 3-round tally at Forest Akers West Golf Course finished at 225, tying her for 41st in the final standings. Her tournament was highlighted by a 2-under 70 in the first round, which had her tied for 4th place at the time.
She was the third-highest finishing individual at the event, coming in ahead of golfers from Illinois, Louisville and Western Kentucky. Individual Lauren Beaudreau of Notre Dame was the medalist, shooting a 5-under 67 on Wednesday to total 204 strokes for the event. She came in three strokes ahead of Bailey Shoemaker from USC.
On the team side, it was USC taking top honors with an 855. They defeated Oklahoma State by four strokes with Michigan State coming home third, five shots behind.
VALPO BASEBALL
Valparaiso (14-31, 6-15 MVC)
at Murray State (30-18*, 11-10 MVC)
Johnny Reagan Field (800) | Murray, Ky.
*Entering Wednesday at Ole Miss
Friday, May 10, 5 p.m. CT – RHP Connor Lockwood
Saturday, May 11, 5 p.m. CT – RHP Bryce Konitzer
Sunday, May 12, 1 p.m. CT – TBD
Next Up in Valpo Baseball: With six games remaining and needing to make up three games on Missouri State in the standings to make the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, every game is crucial for the Valparaiso University baseball team. While Missouri State visits Belmont for the season’s penultimate weekend, Valpo will make its way to Murray, Ky. for a three-game weekend series, the team’s first voyage to Murray State since the Racers joined the Missouri Valley Conference prior to last season. Thursday night will mark the squad’s first night in a hotel in over a month dating all the way back to April 6.
Last Time Out: Valpo dropped two of three in a home series with Evansville last weekend, prevailing 8-4 in the middle game on Saturday but dropping the series opener 13-1 and the finale 9-0. The Beacons were scheduled to match up with Western Michigan in a midweek game on Tuesday, but inclement weather caused the cancellation of that contest.
Following the Beacons: This weekend’s series will be broadcast on ESPN+. Links to live video and stats are available on ValpoAthletics.com. For in-game updates, follow @ValpoBaseball on X.
Head Coach Brian Schmack: Brian Schmack (202-325) is in his 11th season in charge of the program. He ranks third in program history in seasons coached and games coached as he coached his 500th game on March 17, 2024 at Campbell. On April 19 vs. Missouri State, he became the third head coach in program history to secure his 200th win. Schmack, a member of the 2003 Detroit Tigers, served as pitching coach/associate head coach at Valpo for seven seasons prior to his promotion.
Series Notes: Murray State owns a 7-5 lead in an all-time series that began in 1994. The Racers won 11-6 in last season’s MVC Tournament opener in Terre Haute after also taking two of three in the regular-season set at Emory G. Bauer Field. Valpo went to Murray, Ky. for a four-game nonconference series in 2022, the year before the Racers joined the MVC, and split the set.
In The Other Dugout: Murray State
Have already clinched a 30-win season, most recently taking two of three at Missouri State last weekend.
In fifth place in the 10-team league as one of five teams above .500 in league play.
Picked to finish fourth in the MVC preseason poll.
Led offensively by Drew Vogel, who is hitting .328 with a .443 on-base percentage and .635 slugging percentage. He has 16 home runs and 48 RBIs.
Notes Wrapping Up Evansville (May 5-7)
Evansville invoked the 10-run rule in Friday’s series opener, winning 13-1 in seven innings.
Brady Renfro, Kaleb Hannahs and Ryan Maka all homered in Saturday’s 8-4 victory over Evansville.
Renfro’s home run was the 20th of his career, one away from moving into a tie for 10th in program history.
Hannahs was a triple shy of the cycle, going 4-for-4 with a home run, double and walk as part of a banner day. His four knocks marked a season high, tied a career high and represented his first four-hit game since April 10, 2022 vs. Indiana State.
Ryan Maka saw his 22-game on-base streak snapped in Sunday’s 9-0 setback.
Valpo was shut out for just the second time this season in Sunday’s loss. The Beacons were also blanked in a 6-0 defeat at Illinois State on April 7. This was Valpo’s first time being shut out at home since May 15, 2022, a 2-0 loss vs. Bradley.
#SCTop10
Center fielder Alex Ryan made an incredible leaping catch in the bottom of the third inning on April 28 at UIC, robbing Ryan Nagelbach of a grand slam. The catch instead ended the inning with no damage done.
Ryan’s incredible play was featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on Sunday evening, checking in at No. 4 on the popular daily countdown on ESPN.
The snag was also featured on D1Baseball’s Top 10 Plays of the Weekend.
Extinguishing the Flames
Bryce Konitzer was named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week on April 29 after throwing 10 shutout innings over two games the previous week.
Konitzer yielded just three hits and two walks while striking out 12 over the two starts. He held opponents to an .094 batting average and permitted just one extra-base hit over the 10 shutout frames.
Konitzer started at Northern Illinois on April 23 and allowed just one hit and no walks while striking out four over three shutout innings.
He followed that up with a complete game shutout in the April 28 series finale at UIC, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out eight in seven frames to earn the win as the Beacons beat the Flames 20-0.
The shutout came on a hitter-friendly day with the wind blowing out against a UIC team that was leading the conference in runs per game (7.8), on-base percentage (.412) and batting average (.306).
Konitzer became the second Beacon to be named MVC Pitcher of the Week this season, joining Connor Lockwood (April 1). Since Valpo joined The Valley, Konitzer, Lockwood (twice), Colin Fields (twice), Jacob Rosenkranz, Jake Miller, Bobby Nowak and Easton Rhodehouse have accounted for nine MVC Pitcher of the Week awards.
Konitzer hurled Valpo’s first individual two-hitter since Cole Webb on April 17, 2014 at Milwaukee. (Note, Colin Fields threw a no-hitter on March 12, 2021 at Middle Tennessee).
The right hander delivered Valpo’s second complete game of the season (Lockwood, March 30 vs. Bradley) and first shutout since Bobby Nowak on April 15, 2023 at Bradley.
Sunday Sluggers
Valpo blasted UIC 20-0 in seven innings on Sunday, April 28.
The team slugged eight home runs, tied for the sixth most in a game nationally this season as of April 28.
This marked just the second time since the start of the 2007 season that Valpo hit five or more home runs in a game, joining May 1, 2021 vs. Illinois State (five). This was the team’s first time hitting six or more in a game since April 4, 2006 at Ball State. The eight home runs marked the team’s most on record in a single game, dating back at least 20 years.
The 20 runs marked Valpo’s most in a league game since joining the Missouri Valley Conference. This was the team’s highest run total since April 11, 2018 vs. Milwaukee (23).
Carson Husmann went deep twice, recording Valpo’s first multi-homer game since Kyle Schmack on March 19 of this season vs. Ball State. One of his home runs was a grand slam, Valpo’s first of the year and first since Ryan Maka on May 5, 2023 vs. Southern Illinois.
The 20-run margin of victory was Valpo’s largest since April 2, 2010, a 26-5 win over Chicago State. This marked Valpo’s most lopsided shutout since April 15, 2004, a 20-0 win over Lewis.
Brady Renfro had four hits to lead an 18-hit attack, while Kaleb Hannahs had three and six total Beacons had multi-hit efforts.
The lopsided win helped Valpo break out of a 15-game road skid, returning to the road win column for the first time since March 12 at Gardner Webb. That was the nation’s second longest active such streak before it came to an emphatic end.
Midweek Marathon
Valpo’s game on April 30 at Western Michigan went 15 innings and saw the Broncos prevail 8-6 on a walk-off home run.
That marked Valpo’s longest game in terms of innings played since April 17, 2012, a 16-inning contest at Indiana State.
It was just the sixth game in the nation to go at least 15 innings this season. Washington at Long Beach State was in the 17th when it was called a 3-3 tie on Feb. 18 due to Washington travel. Valpo’s game at Western Michigan tied with four others for the longest game in the nation that had a winner this season.
The time of the game was four hours, 12 minutes. This was Valpo’s longest game in terms of time elapsed since the team enjoyed four hours, 29 minutes of excitement in an 8-7, 13-inning win on May 5, 2015 against – guess who? – Western Michigan.
Beacon Bombs
Valpo has launched 60 home run this season, the team’s second straight year with 50 or more.
The program’s 2024 total already ranks third in single-season program history.
This marks the club’s top home run total since 2001.
VALPO SOFTBALL
A pair of Valpo softball players were recognized on Wednesday morning as the Missouri Valley Conference unveiled its postseason awards. Senior Regi Hecker (Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South) was tabbed a Second Team All-MVC honoree, while fellow senior Alexis Johnson (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) represented Valpo on the conference’s All-Defensive Team.
Hecker has led the Beacons at the plate all season long. She paces Valpo with a .319 batting average, good for 16th in the MVC. Hecker also leads the Beacons in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits and home runs, while ranking second in walks as well. A member of the MVC All-Defensive Team a season ago, Hecker has been solid in right field all season, committing just two errors.
Johnson has been stellar in the field, playing mainly second base for the Beacons. She posted a .990 fielding percentage in MVC play, tallying 53 putouts and 47 assists while committing just a single error. To put it in perspective, of the 13 players with more assists than Johnson in MVC action, only one other committed fewer than six errors, while none of them had more putouts than she did. Overall, Johnson finished the regular season with a .970 fielding percentage, committing just five miscues.
*** The 2024 campaign came to an end for the Valpo softball team on Wednesday afternoon in Normal, Ill., as the 12th-seeded Beacons fell in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to fifth-seeded Bradley, 2-0.
How It Happened
What proved to be Valpo’s best chance at scoring came a handful of pitches into the game, as senior Kayla Skapyak (Macomb, Mich./Dakota) led off the game with a single and senior Alexis Johnson (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) followed by getting hit by a pitch. Freshman Natalie Bush (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) sent a deep fly ball to center, but it didn’t quite have enough juice to leave the yard and turned into a double play.
The Braves scored the game’s opening run in the bottom of the third, turning a leadoff double into the first tally. Later in the frame, Bradley had runners on first and second with one out before freshman Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) snagged a hard liner back at her in the circle and tossed it to first for an inning-ending double play.
A two-out RBI double in the bottom of the fifth extended the Braves’ lead to 2-0.
The Valpo defense turned another double play to finish off the sixth inning, this one a more conventional 6-4-3 twin killing.
Sophomore Kim Rodas (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) worked a two-out walk in the top of the seventh to bring the potential tying run to the plate before a strikeout ended the game.
Inside the Game
Rodas was the lone Beacon to reach base twice, picking up a single in addition to her seventh-inning walk.
Senior Regi Hecker (Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South) tallied a single as well.
McDermott went the distance in the circle, surrendering just the two runs — the seventh time this season she has given up two runs or fewer in six or more innings of work.
The Valpo defense was steady as ever on Wednesday, highlighted by the pair of double plays. Valpo finished the year with 15 double plays turned.
The Beacons were errorless in the field yet again, closing the campaign with five straight games without committing an error. It is the program’s longest stretch of games without an error since posting seven straight games in the middle of the 2012 season.
Inside the Careers
***Five Valpo seniors played their final collegiate softball on Wednesday.
Emily Crompton (Salem, Ill./Christ Our Rock Lutheran) finished with 101 career appearances, including 73 starts, and tallied 39 hits, 18 walks and 12 RBIs.
Hecker was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team as a rookie, the MVC All-Defensive Team last year and the All-MVC Second Team this season. She made 172 appearances, starting 160 times, and recorded 121 hits, 37 runs scored and 53 RBIs.
Johnson represented Valpo on the MVC All-Defensive Team this year after committing just one error in conference action. For her career, she had 120 starts and 153 career appearances, notching 81 hits, 38 runs scored, 28 RBIs and 22 stolen bases.
Caitlyn Kowalski (Temperance, Mich./Notre Dame Academy) finishes her time at Valpo tied for fifth in program history with 107 career pitching appearances. Kowalski registered 229 career strikeouts and threw a no-hitter last year at Bradley.
Skapyak made 163 appearances, including 140 starts, over her four years. She tallied 64 hits, 36 runs scored and 19 stolen bases, while also posting 254 putouts in the outfield.
UINDY MEN’S LAX
GAFFNEY, S.C. – The sixth-seeded UIndy men’s lacrosse team nearly knocked off No. 3 Limestone in Wednesday’s NCAA First Round battle, falling by a score of 16-13 after the Saints rattled off three straight late goals to pull away. The game was tied on 10 occasions and featured seven lead changes.
UIndy finishes the campaign with an 11-6 record after earning its fifth consecutive NCAA berth. Last season as the No. 6 seed, the Hounds shocked third-seeded Wingate on the road to advance to the national quarterfinals against Limestone.
Limestone has now ended UIndy’s season back-to-back springs in postseason action and improves to 6-1 all-time against the Greyhounds.
Triston Schaffer led the Hounds with four points, finishing with his sixth hat trick of the season. His third score with under five minutes left knotted the game at 13 apiece before the Saints stormed away with the victory.
Owain Braddock and Nick Randgaard each finished with three points, scoring two goals apiece.
The Greyhound defense forced 22 turnovers, the fourth-most the Saints have coughed up this spring. Dougie Crawford was credited with a game-high three caused turnovers, while scooping up two ground balls. UIndy also held Limestone to more than two goals under its season average, which tops all of Division II.
Crawford finishes third in all-time CTO with 68.
Senior FOGO Caleb Parker capped his career with an impressive 21-for-32 effort at the dot, securing nine scoops in the process. Parker ranks second all-time in career faceoff percentage with a .554 clip. Jack Sullivan, who set a program record for more ground balls by a non-FOGO earlier this season, finished with seven on Wednesday.
The Greyhounds are now 3-5 all-time in their five NCAA tournament appearances.
UINDY WOMEN’S GOLF
CARMEL, Ind. – The UIndy women’s golf team extended its season Wednesday with a runner-up showing at the NCAA DII East Regional, held at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The Greyhounds were one of five teams to advance, punching their ticket to the NCAA DII Championships in Orlando, Fla., May 21-25.
Down three strokes on the team leaderboard heading into the day, the Hounds battled back to a dead-even tie with Findlay, as the Midwest rivals each finished at +41 through 54 holes. A sudden-death playoff was then enacted, with both teams heading to the par-5 18th to decide it. After all 10 players finished the hole, the Oilers edged the Greyhounds by a single stroke to claim the East Region title.
Nevertheless, UIndy secured its 12th consecutive trip to Nationals and will be joined by Findlay, Grand Valley State, Ashland and Davenport—as well as individual-qualifiers Elaine Grant of Illinois Springfield and Wilma Zanderau of UMSL. The year’s marquee tournament will be held in conjunction with the DII Spring Championship Festival, with six championships decided in Central Florida between May 19-25.
WEDNESDAY
UIndy’s All-American Anci Dy led the Greyhound charge in the final round. She carded a two-over 74 on Wednesday, a round that included four birdies on the front 9. Dy—who was the only player to birdie during the playoff—finished the week at +9 to share third place overall.
Sophomore Ava Ray also had a solid round on Wednesday, matching Dy’s 74. She finished at +2 over 36 holes after subbing in before the start of round 2.
Senior Matilda Cederholm highlighted her week with a hole in one on the 140-yard sixth. She finished with a 75 on Wednesday to climb to T-11. UIndy’s freshman duo of Caroline Whallon and Jess Haines finished in the top 30, with Whallon at T-23 and Haines at T-29.
TUESDAY
Substituted into the lineup Tuesday morning, sophomore Ava Ray made the most of her opportunity. The Franklin, Ind., native fired a team-low 72 to help the Hounds stay close to team-leader Findlay, who will enter the final round with just a three-stroke edge over UIndy. The Greyhounds, meanwhile, are 15 strokes ahead of third-place Ashland, and 27 strokes clear of fifth—the final advancing spot.
Junior Anci Dy forced her way into the top five, as her two-day score of +7 is good for a share of fourth place. She racked up 15 pars in round two to help her vault seven spots up the leaderboard.
Three more Hounds will enter the final round in the top 20. Freshman Jess Haines (+8) sits in a four-way tie for seventh place, while fellow-rookie Caroline Whallon (+11) is T-18. Senior Matilda Cederholm (+12) is tied for 20th.
MONDAY
The Hounds were well positioned after Monday’s opening round. With four student-athletes in the top 11, the Greyhounds combined for an even 300—a single stroke back of team-leader Findlay and eight ahead of third-place Ashland.
Senior Matilda Cederholm topped the team with a one-over 73 to finish play in fourth place—three back of leader Brook Herbstreit (-2) of Saginaw Valley. Cederholm carded five birdies on the day, including one on the par-5 18th to finish the round.
Freshman Jess Haines (+3) sits at T-8, while junior Anci Dy and freshman Caroline Whallon share 11th at +4. Sophomore Macey Brown (+10) rounded out at the team scoring at T-47.
MARIAN SOFTBALL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and pairings for the 2024 NAIA Softball National Championship. The 48-team field will kick things off in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round, at 10 campus sites around the nation on May 13-16.
Marian University has been picked as the No. 1 seed in their bracket, and will play their first game in the NAIA Opening Round on Tuesday, May 14. The tournament will begin on May 13 at 11:00 a.m.
This year’s championship field includes 32 automatic qualifiers and 16 at-large selections. Automatic berths were given to teams that either won their respective conference tournament title, or regular-season championship or finished runner-up at the conference tournament or regular season as determined by each conference qualification plan. The at-large bids were determined by the NAIA Softball National Selection Committee.
MEET THE TEAMS
Marian University is the No. 1 seed in the bracket, and enter the NAIA Tournament as an automatic qualifier, winning both the Crossroads League Regular Season and Tournament for a second consecutive year. Marian will be the host for the second time in program history, and hold a record of 44-10 overall entering the NAIA Tournament. Marian has qualified for the NAIA Tournament in nine consecutive seasons and 11 times overall, and are led by CL Pitcher of the Year Olivia Stunkel and CL Newcomer of the Year Abbey Hofmann. Seniors Sierra Norman and Savannah Harweger also anchor the Knights lineup, as does sophomore Abby Madere, who is the NAIA leader in RBI. The Knights are 9-4 against teams who qualified for the NAIA National Tournament this season. Marian will be looking to go back to the NAIA World Series for the second consecutive season.
The No. 2 seed in the Indianapolis bracket is the defending NAIA National Champion Southern Oregon. The Raiders enter the NAIA National Tournament with a 37-17 overall record, and are the No. 17 rated team in the NAIA entering the National Tournament, having won three of the last four NAIA World Series. Southern Oregon played for the Cascade Conference Tournament Championship this past week, and were one of 16 teams that received an at-large bid to the tournament field. This is the first season since 2017 that Southern Oregon will play on the road in the NAIA Opening Round. Seven different Raiders earned CCC All-League honors, including first team honorees Jordan Henderson, Piper Love, and Katie Machado. Marian does have postseason history with SOU, most recently splitting a pair of matchups at the 2018 World Series
Middle Georgia State will return to Indianapolis for a second consecutive year in the NAIA Opening Round, earning an automatic bid as the SSAC Tournament Runner-Up. The Knights will be the No. 3 seed, and are currently rated No. 24 in the final NAIA Poll. This season the Knights are 33-14, and own four wins over teams rated in the top-25 at the time of the matchup. Middle Georgia State is led by Beth Eddins and Morgan Windham, who were First Team All-Conference Players in the Southern States. Marian played Middle Georgia State one time in last year’s tournament, taking out MGA by a 5-0 count.
The No. 4 seed in the bracket is Aquinas, who enters with an overall record of 40-13. Aquinas took an automatic bid to the NAIA Tournament, finishing as the runner-up in the WHAC Conference Tournament. The Saints have played six games against teams rated in the NAIA Top-25 this season, and hold a record of 1-5, with the lone win coming over Marian back in early March, as the Knights were entering their final day of their 10-game Florida Spring Break trip. The Saints had five players make the All-WHAC Second Team, and are led by freshman Katie Carlson.
The final team in the NAIA Opening Round for the Indianapolis Bracket is Rio Grande, who earned an automatic bid as the River States Conference Tournament Champion. Rio Grande will be the No. 5 seed in the tournament, and enter with an overall record of 34-17. The Red Storm last qualified for the NAIA Tournament in 2022, and are led this season by senior shortstop Caitlyn Brisker and junior outfielder Madison Ogden. Brisker and Ogden were among three All-RSC First Team selections, while Ogden was the RSC Newcomer of the Year.
GAME SCHEDULE
The NAIA Opening Round will take place on Marian’s campus at the Marian Softball Diamond on Monday May 13, with games played through Thursday, May 16. Game one on Monday will feature Aquinas playing Rio Grande at 11 a.m., while Southern Oregon will play Middle Georgia State at 1:30 p.m. The full schedule is below. All games are subject to change, pending weather. All changes will be announced via Marian social media and website channels.
MAY 13
Game 1 | 11 AM | (4) Aquinas (Mich.) vs. (5) Rio Grande (Ohio)
Game 2 | 1:30 PM | (2) Southern Oregon vs. (3) Middle Georgia State
MAY 14
Game 3 | 11 AM | (1) Marian (Ind.) vs. Game 1 winner
Game 4 | 1:30 PM | Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (loser eliminated)
MAY 15
Game 5 | 11 AM | Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Game 6 | 1:30 PM | Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner (loser eliminated)
Game 7 | 4 PM | Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 winner (loser eliminated)
MAY 16
Game 8 | 11 AM | Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner (championship round)
Game 9 | 30 Minutes Following Game 8 | If necessary
FOLLOW ALONG
Live updates from the tournament will be made on the Marian social media platforms, and fans can catch the content by following MUKnights on both X and Instagram.
LIVE VIDEO AND STATS
The ISC Sports Network will be the official live stream provider for the Indianapolis Bracket in the 2024 NAIA Opening Round. The tournament will be pay-per-view, and a tournament fee of $9.99 will be charged. Fans will get all games of the tournament with the one-time price.
MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – On Wednesday, May 8, Director of Athletics Steve Downing officially announced the hiring of Pat Knight as the next Marian men’s basketball head coach. Knight, the son of legendary coach Bob Knight, is the 10th head coach in program history.
An introductory press conference will be held on Friday, May 10 at 12:00 p.m. to introduce the Knights head coach. All are welcome to come and hear the opening remarks from the newest head coach of the Marian men’s basketball team. The press conference will take place in the Marian University Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Hall of Champions.
“I’m really excited to get back into coaching at Marian University,” said Pat Knight on being named the Knights head coach. “I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this for 10 years. I look forward to working with Steve Downing and President (Dan) Elsener in any way I can to keep Marian University an elite university. I will work hard to have a team that the state of Indiana can be proud of.
It’s great to be back home in Indiana!”
Knight comes to Marian with a rich knowledge and history in the game of basketball, as a former player, head coach, and scout. Knight comes to Marian University after spending the past 10 years working as a scout for the Indiana Pacers, working on the west coast. His ties to Marian University are extensive, dating back to the relationship that his father Bob had with Marian University Director of Athletics Steve Downing. Downing played for Bob Knight at Indiana University, and later on in his career worked with the Knight family as an administrator at both Indiana and Texas Tech. The Knight family also has an endowed scholarship with Marian University, which began in 2012 after Bob Knight was inducted into the Clayton Family Circle of Honor.
“I am very proud and excited to name Pat Knight as our next basketball coach,” said Director of Athletics Steve Downing. “Pat and I have been close for several years having watched him grow up as a player and coach in my time at Indiana and Texas Tech, and I am once again thrilled to be working with him. We look forward to everything Pat will do for our program, and I am excited for the opportunity our players have to play for him.”
The new leader of the men’s basketball program most recently coached from 2011-2014, serving as the head coach at Lamar University. In his time at Lamar, Knight coached the Cardinals to an NCAA Tournament First Four appearance in his first season, winning the Southland Conference in year one. Prior to his stint at Lamar University, Knight was the head coach at Texas Tech University, where he patrolled the sidelines from 2007-2011. Knight succeeded his father as head coach following his retirement in February of the 2007-08 season, and recorded three double-digit win seasons with the Red Raiders, making one NIT Appearance, placing in the tournament quarterfinals.
Before taking on the head coaching duties at Texas Tech, Knight served as an assistant under his father from 2001-08, working as both an assistant and the associate head coach. Knight worked at Akron University as an assistant coach in the 2000-01 season, and prior to that was an assistant coach at his alma mater Indiana University from 1998-2000.
Knight began his coaching career in 1996 as an assistant in the basketball operations staff for the Pheonix Suns. Knight followed his season with the Suns and spent the next two years coaching in the Continental and International Basketball Associations, serving as the assistant for the Connecticut Pride in 1997 and as the head coach of the Wisconsin Blast in 1998.
As a player at Indiana University, Knight lettered four seasons and was a member of one of the winningest Bob Knight coached teams, as the Hoosiers won 87 games in his first three collegiate seasons. Knight played on the Final Four team in 1992 and helped the Hoosiers to a No. 1 ranking in the 1993 season in which they reached the NCAA Elite Eight.
Pat Knight is happily married to his wife Amanda.
All media requests for Friday’s press conference need to be made with Marian University Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Mitch Huppert, via email at mhuppert@marian.edu.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT PAT KNIGHT…
What an exciting day for Marian University. Hiring Pat Knight as Head Coach is going to bring a spotlight on an already high-level basketball program. President Elsener, Mr. Downing and the hiring committee have hired the right man for the job. Basketball in Indiana means more, and no one knows that better than Pat, who was raised in the epicenter of it all. Pat will certainly coach the team well, recruit student-athletes that represent Marian with integrity and graduate his players, but he will quickly become a beloved member of the athletic department and university. Pat has been an integral member of our Pacers scouting staff for the past ten years, but I couldn’t be more excited for the Knights – Pat and Marian University. Pat is back on the sidelines where he belongs. We will miss Pat and Amanda being a part of our organization, but I can’t wait to see the motion offense back in action for years to come at Marian. I will be at every game I am able to attend.
— Ryan Carr, Vice President of Player Personnel, Indiana Pacers
I am really excited for Pat Knight, Steve Downing, and the basketball program at Marian. Pat is a great young man, an exceptional coach, and will do wonderful things while coming home to work for such a great University
— Mike Woodson, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Indiana University
“This is a great day for Marian University with the announcement of Pat Knight’s hiring as the program’s new Men’s Basketball coach. Pat is a brilliant basketball mind who has a long track record of success at the highest levels of college basketball. He’s also been a tremendous friend to me for more than 30 years, and it’s wonderful to welcome him and his wife, Amanda, back to the state of Indiana. Knowing Pat as well as I do, I know that very good things are ahead for Marian University Men’s Basketball.”
— Scott Dolson, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Indiana University
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
4 – 5 -19
May 9, 1901 – Cleveland Blue’s rookie pitcher, Earl Moore threw a no-hit ballgame for a full nine innings, however the Chicago White Sox scored four in the 10th, to hand Moore and company a 4-2 loss.
May 9, 1961 – Baltimore Oriole hitter, Jim Gentile, Number 4 smacked not just one, but two grand slams in a game against the Minnesota Twins at Minnesota’s Metropolitan Stadium. The slugger drove in a grand total of 9 runs during the game. The Orioles won the game 13-5.
May 9, 1973 – Cincinnati Reds catcher, Johnny Bench, Number 5 hit three Home Runs in one game for the second time of his career at Veteran’s Stadium in Philadelphia. The Big Red Machine needed darn near every bit of Bench’s production too in the 9-7 triumph over the Phillies. The first time Bench knocked three over the wall was also against the Phillies in 1970 at Riverfront Stadium and the Phils had ace Steve Carlton on the mound then!
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football History Headlines for May 9
The Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the Lawrence Daily Journal on May 8, 1900. “President Jordan of Leland Stanford Gives his Opinion of the Coach.” The article explains that the first person to publicly offer an opinion of the hiring of Coach Yost was none other than Stanford’s President of the day Dr. Jordan. Jordan explained that the hiring was a bit of a surprise to him as well as the Cardinal fans because he came from what was described in the article as a secondary school of Kansas University. Please remember that is a full year before Yost was hired as the Michigan Wolverines head coach where he really made his mark in American Football History. Yost compiled a college football career record of 198–35–12. During his 25 seasons as the head football coach at Ann Arbor, Yost’s Michigan Wolverines won six national championships, captured ten Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 165–29–10. From 1901 to 1905, his “Point-a-Minute” squads had a record of 55–1–1, outscoring their opponents by a margin of 2,821 to 42. The 1901 team beat Stanford, 49–0, in the 1902 Rose Bowl, the first college football bowl game.
Hall of Fame Birthday for May 9
May 9, 1958 – Detroit, Michigan – Brad Budde the dominant guard from the University of Southern Cal was born. The National Football Foundation selected Brad Budde for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Budde played pro with the Kansas City Chiefs 1980-87.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
May 9
1901 — Earl Moore of the Cleveland Indians pitched nine hitless innings against the Chicago White Sox before giving up two hits in the 10th to lose 4-2.
1937 — Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds went 6-for-6 in a 21-10 rout of the Phillies in Philadelphia.
1947 — In his first game outside of New York City, Jackie Robinson has two hits and scores twice in the Dodgers’ 6-5 loss to the Phillies.
1961 — Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles hit consecutive grand slams in the first and second innings of a 13-5 rout of Minnesota.
1962 — Brooks Robinson becomes the 6th major leaguer this century to hit grand slams in back-to-back games, as he hits one against Kansas City’s Ed Rakow. Baltimore wins, 6-3, at home.
1967 — Cardinals outfielder #9 Roger Maris hits his first National League home run on the ninth day of the month in seat 9 of section 9.
1973 — Johnny Bench of the Reds hit three home runs off Philadelphia’s Steve Carlton for the second time in his career. Bench drove in seven runs in Cincinnati’s 9-7 victory.
1984 — The Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers played for 8 hours, 6 minutes in the longest game. After playing 17 innings the previous day, the teams met again before a regularly scheduled game, making the total 34 innings for two days. Harold Baines homered off Chuck Porter with one out in the bottom of the 25th for a 7-6 victory. Tom Seaver won both games for the White Sox.
1987 — Baltimore’s Eddie Murray became the first major leaguer to homer from both sides of the plate in consecutive games as the Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 15-6 at Comiskey Park.
1993 — Cubs 1B Mark Grace hits for the cycle in Chicago’s 5-4 loss to the Padres. He is the 14th Cub to do so.
1999 — Marshall McDougall hit six consecutive homers and knocked in 16 runs — both NCAA records — in Florida State’s 26-2 rout of Maryland. The second baseman opened with an RBI single, then hit six straight homers. After his base hit, McDougall had a solo homer in the second inning, a three-run shot in the fourth, a solo homer in the sixth, a three-run shot in the seventh, a grand slam in the eighth and a three-run shot in the ninth.
2006 — Tampa Bay prospect Delmon Young was suspended for 50 games without pay by the International League for throwing a bat that hit a replacement umpire in the chest. IL president Randy Mobley said he believed the suspension was the longest in the league’s 123-year history. The suspension is retroactive to April 27, the day after Young tossed his bat in a Triple-A game while playing for Durham.
2010 — Dallas Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history, a dazzling performance for the Oakland Athletics in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. He struck out six in the 109-pitch performance, throwing 77 strikes in his 53rd career start.
2011 — Zack Greinke wins his first game for the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out 9 batters in 6 innings in a 4-3 win over San Diego at Miller Park.
2013 — For only the third time ever, the reigning Cy Young Award winners face off. David Price and R.A. Dickey get no-decisions as the Rays top the Blue Jays, 5-4. The other match-ups had been Orel Hershiser vs. Frank Viola in 1989 and Tom Glavine vs. Roger Clemens in 1999.
2015 — Bryce Harper did it again, extending his remarkable homer streak with a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Washington Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 8-6. Harper homered for the sixth time in his last three games, one off the major league record set by Shawn Green in 2002.
2019 — With a solo homer in the 3rd inning in a 13-0 win against the Tigers, Albert Pujols of the Angels becomes the fifth player in major league history to collect 2,000 RBIs.
BASEBALL YEAR IN REVIEW: 1998 (BASEBALL ALMANAC)..
Off the field…
Senator John Glenn blasted off for the second time at age seventy-seven to participate in a study of the effects of weightlessness and space stress on the elderly. The veteran astronaut had no difficulties performing his duties aboard the Space Shuttle and returned to earth with flying colors.
President Bill Clinton was accused of having improper relations with a young, White House intern. Despite denying the allegations, a thorough investigation is conducted and the house proposes the possibility of impeachment.
Seventy-six million people tuned in to view the last installment of a “show about nothing” as Seinfeld broadcasted its farewell performance. The series is still the most widely viewed sitcom ever in syndication and has made creator Jerry Seinfeld one of the wealthiest royalty recipients in the history of television.
In the American League…
The Oakland Athletics Rickey Henderson scored the 2,000th run of his career in the A’s 15-6 loss to the Cleveland Indians. In doing so, he joined Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Pete Rose, and Willie Mays as the only players to reach the milestone.
Cal Ripken started his 2,500th consecutive game as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland A’s, 8-2. In perspective, the subsequent twenty-two longest active streaks (combined) add up to less than the “Iron Man’s” own total.
Manager Joe Torre’s Yankees outplayed the 1927 team and finished the season with an astonishing one hundred, fourteen regular-season wins and eleven postseason victories. The Bombers win column represented the most “Ws” by any team in one hundred, twenty-three years of Major League baseball.
In the National League…
Montreal Expos skipper Felipe Alou tallied his 521st career-win as manager thanks to veteran pitcher Dustin Hermanson who was also the starter in Alou’s 400th, 450th, and 500th wins.
On September 8th, St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire topped Roger Maris’ single-season home run mark by slugging his sixty-second of the year off the Chicago Cubs’ Steve Trachsel. Fittingly, Sammy Sosa, McGwire’s closest running mate in the race to break sixty-one, was in attendance on the field.
San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hit his 400th home run, off the Florida Marlins’ Kirt Ojala and became the first player in Major League history to boast four-hundred homeruns and four-hundred steals in a career.
Around the League…
Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray died at the age of eighty-four, four days after collapsing at a Valentine’s Day dinner. The Wrigley Field icon, known best for leading the fans in the traditional rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” left behind countless memories from a career that spanned half a century.
In an effort to secure financial stability, the Cleveland Indians requested permission from the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell four million shares of the team to the public.
Congress finally passed a bill that removed part of baseball’s seventy-six year antitrust exemption. The groundbreaking citation was supported by both the owners and the players union and was later signed by President Bill Clinton.
In November, Yankee and A’s icon Jim “Catfish” Hunter was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an ultimately fatal neurological condition better known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.”
HISTORY OF THE PHILLIES (BASEBALL ALMANAC)
The Philadelphia Phillies are the longest standing same-named, same-city team in American professional sports, having been born to the National League in 1883. Unfortunately for them, longevity does not constitute greatness. In fact, the Phillies have been dogged by bad management, poor players and general ineptness for almost the entire span of their long history, so much so that they have lost more games than any other American professional sports team.
Their all-time record through 2010 is 9,135 – 10,232, almost 1,100 games under .500. They hold the unenviable records of losing 23 consecutive straight games (1961) and going 92 years (1883-1979) without a championship (a record tied by the Cubs in 2005 and surpassed in 2006).
The Phillies played their first game on May 1, 1883, losing to the Providence Grays 4-3. They would lose 81 of 98 games, a harbinger of things to come. Hall of Famer Harry Wright took over the team in its sophomore season and for the next 10 years they finished out of the first division only once. Wright added great talent, starting with Ed Delahanty. “Big Ed” hit over .400 three times, won a batting title, hit four home runs in a game in 1896 and was the slugging leader in 1893 with 19 home runs and 146 runs batted in.
In 1894 Delahanty was a member of an All-Hall-of-Fame outfield with Sam Thompson and “Sliding” Billy Hamilton. All three hit above .400 that year. Hamilton set a record by scoring 192 runs that year. He won two batting titles and four stolen base crowns (thus his nickname) and Thompson led the league twice in home runs.
The Phillies had a tough time in the first decade of the 20th century after the upstart American League signed away their three biggest stars – Delahanty, Elmer Flick and Nap Lajoie – all future Hall of Famers. Their rebound started when they signed a young Grover Cleveland Alexander. One of the greatest of all pitchers, he won 28 games as a rookie in 1911. He averaged 27 wins in his seven years with Philly, winning 30-plus games three times and 20-plus games each year but 1912 when he won 19.
In 1915, he had one of the all-time great seasons (31-10, 1.22 ERA, 12 shutouts, four one-hitters and 264 strikeouts in sparking the Phillies to the pennant. His battery mate, Gavvy Cravath, was the league’s premier slugger, socking a then-record 24 home runs. The Phils lost to the Red Sox in the World Series, winning the first game by two runs before losing four in a row, all by one run.
After two consecutive second place finishes, the Phils collapsed into a dark and dismal period virtually unmatched in the game’s history. During the next three decades they would finish last 17 times and next-to-last seven times, losing more than 100 games for five consecutive seasons (1938-1942).
Since the Phils played in the Baker Bowl, an old stadium favorable to power hitters, they had their share of slugging stars, most notably Chuck Klein, who won three home run titles, including a Triple Crown in 1933 (28 home runs, 129 runs batted in, and a .368 average). Klein, like Delahanty, also hit four home runs in one game, accomplishing the feat in 1936. The Phils left the Baker Bowl for Shibe Park in 1938.
The Phils finally emerged from the darkness after World War II, building a team around what the fans came to call the “Whiz Kids” — Richie Ashburn, Curt Simmons, Granny Hamner, Andy Seminick, Robin Roberts and veterans Dick Sisler and Jim Konstanty.
The “Whiz Kids” won the 1950 pennant, but not without a scare. Flying high with a seven game lead and 11 to play, they hit a wind shear of a slump, losing eight of 10 while the Dodgers pulled to within one game. The two teams met on the final day of the season in Brooklyn and were tied 1-1 when Dick Sisler hit a three-run 10th inning homer. Roberts pitched the entire game and Ashburn saved the season by throwing out the winning run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth. It was all academic, as the Phils lost to the Yanks in the World Series.
If the “Whiz Kids” survived a near collapse in 1950, their counterparts in 1964 were not so fortunate. After another decade of floundering near the bottom of the league, the Phils were the team to beat in 1964 behind manager Gene Mauch, pitching ace Jim Bunning (19-8, 2.63), the veteran John Callison (31 home runs, 104 runs batted in, .274) and newcomer Dick Allen (29 home runs, 91 runs batted in, .318). The team had a 6½ game lead with 12 games remaining, and unimaginably lost 10 straight allowing the St. Louis Cardinals to steal the pennant from them by one game.
The team returned to its second division doldrums the rest of the decade. They moved out of ancient Connie Mack Stadium (nee Shibe Park) for Veterans Stadium in 1970, and a restocked farm system and some astute trades rejuvenated the franchise. Steve Carlton had been a good pitcher in St. Louis, but after being traded to the Phillies he took his game to another plateau. On a team that won only 59 games in 1972, Carlton won the Cy Young Award (27-10, 1.98).
As the youngsters matured the Phils won three consecutive National League East titles (1976-77-78) with Carlton the mainstay (20, 23 and 16 wins) and Mike Schmidt the slugging star (38, 38 and 21 home runs). He became the third Philly player among the 15 in history to hit four homers in a game in 1976. There was plenty of other power with Greg Luzinski (21, 39 and 35 homers), Garry Maddox and Richie Hebner.
The Phils had trouble advancing in the postseason, however, losing all three National League Championship Series. Looking for the boost that would get them over the top, they brought in Pete Rose in 1979. The move paid huge dividends in 1980 when Rose’s leadership and fiery competitiveness led the Phillies to their first world championship. As always, Carlton was the pitching leader with another Cy Young year (24-9, 2.34) and Schmidt had one of his finest seasons as Most Valuable Player (48 home runs, 121 runs batted in, .286).
The Phils won a dramatic National League Championship Series against Houston and closed the deal against Kansas City in the World Series in six games, with Carlton winning two and Schmidt hitting a pair of home runs. The Phils won a half-season pennant but lost to Montreal in the strike-forced 1981 Division Series. They were back on top in 1983 with Carlton winning his 300th game. The Phils defeated the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series but succumbed to Baltimore in the World Series.
After another down decade, the Phils roared back in 1993 behind a group of blue collar veterans led by John Kruk (.316), Darren Daulton (24 home runs, 105 runs batted in, .257) and sparkplug Len Dykstra (.305). Tommie Greene and Curt Schilling each won 16 games and Mitch Williams saved 43. After defeating Atlanta in the National League Championship Series, the Phils lost to Toronto in the World Series, best remembered for Joe Carter’s walk-off, Series-winning home run against Williams in the sixth game.
After the success of 1993, more losing seasons followed until the drought was broken in 2001 with a non-playoff, second-place finish. Then, following an 80-81 record in 2002, the Phils improved with a string of winning campaigns and near playoff misses until finally returning to the postseason in 2007 propelled by the maturation of a homegrown core that included Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Brett Myers and Cole Hamels.
The 2007 season was also a milestone in that the Phillies recorded their 10,000th team loss; the most losses by a professional team in sports history. After being swept by the Colorado Rockies in the first round in 2007, the Phils, under the guidance of General Manager Pat Gillick and Manager Charlie Manual, returned to the postseason in 2008. Led by the ageless Jamie Moyer, the resurgent Brad Lidge, emerging stars Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth, and the heart of their lineup in Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, the Phils fought past the Milwaukee Brewers and L.A. Dodgers to reach their first World Series since 1993. After a wild, wet Game 5 that took three days to complete due to rain, they took their second World Series championship in franchise history when they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4 games to 1.
Gillick, who retired at the end of the 2008 season, gave praise to his predecessor, Ed Wade, for putting together a majority of the group of players responsible for the championship victory. The team reins were handed to Ruben Amaro, Jr., who was an assistant to Gillick and Wade during their tenure.
Amaro made some key midseason pickups (particularly Cliff Lee and Pedro Martinez) along the way to the Phils’ third consecutive postseason appearance in 2009. After getting past the Rockies and Dodgers in the NL playoffs, the Phillies faced the New York Yankees in their second consecutive Fall Classic. The Phils could not overcome a shaky bullpen and lost the World Series to the favored Yankees, 4 -2, despite stellar pitching by Cliff Lee, who won both of Philadelphia’s games.
Led by new ace Roy Halladay, the run of winning seasons continued in 2010 with their fourth consecutive Eastern Division crown. However, they lost in the NLCS to San Francisco. Still, the successes of the decade have provided some distance for the Philadelphia organization and its long-suffering fans from its mostly trying past. A year later, another eastern division title, a 102-win season, but another disappointing postseason loss.
The franchise chose to rebuild after a promising five-year run, and it took an entire decade, that included three last place finishes, but in 2022, a Cinderella story occurred. A newly expanded playoff system enabled them to participate in a Wildcard Series, despite finishing third in the East, and improbable victories over the Cardinals, the defending World Champion Braves in the Division Series, and the San Diego Padres (who were able to defeat the juggernaut Dodgers), thrust the Phillies into their eighth Fall Classic! What followed was one of the most exciting World Series in baseball history, but ultimitely the rebuilt Phillies lost 2-4 to the Houston Astros. The fans, however, have much to look forward to in Philadelphia…
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
May 9
1930 — Gallant Fox, ridden by Earl Sande, wins the Preakness Stakes by three-quarters of a length over Crack Brigade. Gallant Fox becomes the only Triple Crown winner to win the Preakness a week before the Kentucky Derby.
1932 — Burgoo King, ridden by Eugene James, withstands a strong drive by Tick On to win the Preakness Stakes by a head.
1942 — Alsab, ridden by Basil James, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Requested.
1944 — Jockey Walter Warren is involved in a rare feat in thoroughbred racing history, riding two horses to dead heat first-place finishes at Sportsman’s Park. In the sixth race, Warren rides Maejames to a dead heat finish with Piplad. In the eighth, Warren rides Susan Constant in another dead heat with Three Sands.
1961 — Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles hits consecutive grand slams in the first and second innings of a 13-5 rout of Minnesota.
1973 — For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game.
1987 — Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games.
1990 — Sampdoria of Italy win 30th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Anderlecht of Belgium 2-0 in Gothenburg.
1993 — The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-104 in overtime to become the first NBA team to lose two playoff games at home and come back to win three straight games.
1999 — Marshall McDougall hits six consecutive homers and knocks in 16 runs — both NCAA records — in Florida State’s 26-2 rout of Maryland.
2004 — Jay Bouwmeester scores the winning goal, and Canada rallies to beat Sweden for the second straight year in the gold-medal game at the world hockey championships, 5-3.
2006 — Joffrey Lupul becomes the first player in NHL playoff history to cap a four-goal game with an overtime score, netting the game-winner at 16:30 of the extra period to give Anaheim a 4-3 victory over Colorado.
2009 — LeBron James scores 47 points to lift Cleveland to a 97-82 win over Atlanta. The Cavaliers sets an NBA record with its seventh straight double-figure win to eclipse the mark set by the 2004 Indiana Pacers.
2010 — Dallas Braden pitches the 19th perfect game in major league history, a dazzling performance for the Oakland Athletics in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
1020 — PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: South African Tim Clark fires a final round 67 for his first PGA Tour victory, 1 stroke ahead of Robert Allenby of Australia.
2011 — The ATP and WTA tennis rankings are released with no American man or woman in the top 10 for the first time in the 38-year history of the rankings. Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick are Nos. 11 and 12, while Serena and Venus Williams were Nos. 17 and 19, respectively.
2016 — Stephen Curry returns from a sprained right knee to score an NBA-record 17 points in overtime, finishing with 40 as the Golden State Warriors rally to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 132-125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
2018 — Manchester City smashes EPL records in 3-1 win over Brighton – most goals (105), most points (97) and most wins (31).
2018 — The Lehigh Valley Phantoms beat Charlotte Checkers 2-1 in the longest game in the 82-year history of the American Hockey League. Alex Krushelnyski’s goal at 6:48 of the fifth overtime period gives the Phantoms a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Atlantic Division Finals series.
2019 — English clubs create football history by taking all 4 final spots in Europe’s 2 major competitions; Chelsea & Arsenal qualify in Europa Cup after ‘miracle’ Champions League wins for Liverpool & Spurs.
TV SPORTS /THURSDAY/FRIDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Arizona at Cincinnati | 1:10pm | MLBN YurView Bally Sports-Ohio MLB.TV Fubo |
| Seattle at Minnesota | 1:10pm | MLBN Root Sports Bally Sports-North MLB.TV Fubo |
| San Francisco at Colorado | 3:10pm | NBC Sports-Bay Area Rockies.TV MLB.TV Fubo |
| Houston at NY Yankees | 5:05pm | MLBN SCHN YES MLB.TV Fubo |
| St. Louis at Milwuakee | 7:40pm | Bally Sports-Midwest Bally Sports-Wisconsin MLB.TV Fubo |
| Cleveland at Chi. White Sox | 7:40pm | Bally Sports-Great Lakes NBC Sports-Chicago MLB.TV Fubo |
| Kansas City at LA Angels | 9:38pm | Bally Sports-Kansas City Bally Sports-West MLB.TV Fubo |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Semifinals Game 2: Cleveland at Boston | 7:00pm | ESPN Fubo |
| West Semifinals Game 2: Dallas at Oklahoma City | 9:30pm | ESPN Fubo |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Semifinals Game 3: NY Rangers at Carolina | 7:00pm | TNT |
| West Semifinals Game 2: Colorado at Dallas | 9:30pm | TNT |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| PGA Tour: Myrtle Beach Classic | 9:30am | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship | 2:00pm | GOLF |
| LPGA Tour: Cognizant Founders Cup | 4:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Saudi Arabia Pro League: Al Akhdoud vs Al Nassr | 2:00pm | Foxsports.com Fubo |
| UEFA Europa League: Atalanta vs Olympique Marseille | 3:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| UEFA Europa League: Bayer Leverkusen vs Roma | 3:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| UEFA Europa Conference League: Olympiakos Piraeus vs Aston Villa | 3:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: Liverpool vs Palmeiras | 6:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: San Lorenzo vs Independiente del Valle | 6:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: Colo-Colo vs Fluminense | 8:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: The Strongest vs Estudiantes | 8:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| COLLEGE BASEBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Georgia vs South Carolina | 8:00pm | ESPNU |
| COLLEGE SOFTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Big Ten Tournament | 12:00pm | BTN |
| Big Ten Tournament | 2:30pm | BTN |
| Big Ten Tournament | 5:30pm | BTN |
| Big Ten Tournament | 8:00pm | BTN |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis: ATP 1st Round, WTA 2nd Round | 5:00am | TENNIS |
| Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis: ATP 1st Round, WTA 2nd Round | 1:00pm | TENNIS |
Friday, 5/10/2024
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Houston at Detroit | 6:40pm | SCHN Bally Sports-Detroit MLB.TV Fubo |
| Chi. Cubs at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | MARQ ATTSN-Pittsburgh MLB.TV Fubo |
| NY Yankees at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | YES Bally Sports-Sun MLB.TV Fubo |
| Arizona at Baltimore | 7:05pm | YurViwe MASN/2 MLB.TV Fubo |
| Minnesota at Toronto | 7:07pm | Bally Sports-North Sportsnet MLB.TV Fubo |
| Atlanta at NY Mets | 7:10pm | Bally Sports South SNY MLB.TV Fubo |
| Washington at Boston | 7:10pm | MASN NESN MLB.TV Fubo |
| Philadelphia at Miami | 7:10pm | WCAU Bally Sports-Florida MLB.TV Fubo |
| Cleveland at Chi. White Sox | 7:40pm | Bally Sports-Great Lakes NBC Sports-Chicago MLB.TV Fubo |
| St. Louis at Milwuakee | 8:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports-Midwest Bally Sports-Wisconsin MLB.TV Fubo |
| Texas at Colorado | 8:40pm | MLBN Bally Sports-Southwest Rockies.TV MLB.TV Fubo |
| Kansas City at LA Angels | 9:38pm | Bally Sports-Kansas City Bally Sports-West MLB.TV Fubo |
| Oakland at Seattle | 9:40pm | NBC Sports-California Root Sports MLB.TV Fubo |
| LA Dodgers at San Diego | 9:40pm | SNLA Padres.TV MLB.TV Fubo |
| Cincinnati at San Francisco | 10:15pm | Bally Sports-Ohio NBC Sports-Bay Area MLB.TV Fubo |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Semifinals Game 3: New York at Indiana | 7:00pm | ESPN Fubo |
| West Semifinals Game 3: Denver at Minnesota | 9:30pm | ESPN Fubo |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Semifinals Game 3: Florida at Boston | 7:00pm | TNT |
| west Semifinals Game 2: Edmonton at Vancouver | 10:00pm | TNT |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| NASCAR Truck: Buckle Up South Carolina 200 | 7:30pm | FS1 |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| PGA : Myrtle Beach Classic | 9:30am | GOLF |
| PGA: Wells Fargo Championship | 2:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Bundesliga: Augsburg vs Stuttgart | 2:30pm | ESPN+ Fubo |
| Serie A: Frosinone vs Internazionale | 2:45pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| La Liga: Deportivo Alavés vs Girona | 3:00pm | ESPN+ Fubo |
| Ligue 1: Brest vs Reims | 3:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Ligue 1: Nice vs Le Havre | 3:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Canadian Premier League: Racing Louisville FC vs Washington Spirit | 7:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| NWSL: Racing Louisville FC vs Washington Spirit | 8:00pm | Prime Fubo |
| COLLEGE BASEBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Arizona vs Utah | 1:00pm | PAC12N |
| Kent State vs Akron | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Purdue Fort Wayne vs Northern Kentucky | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| St. Bonaventure vs Davidson | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Canisius vs Mount St. Mary’s | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Central Michigan vs Ball State | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Fairfield vs Niagara | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Maine vs Bryant | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Richmond vs Rhode Island | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SE Louisiana vs Incarnate Word | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southeast Missouri State vs Western Illinois | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UMass vs George Washington | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Milwaukee vs Oakland | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Dayton vs Saint Louis | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Purdue vs Michigan | 4:00pm | B1G+ |
| Evansville vs Indiana State | 4:30pm | ESPNU |
| Evansville vs Indiana State | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Gardner-Webb vs UNC Asheville | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mercer vs Western Carolina | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Missouri State vs Belmont | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Radford vs Charleston Southern | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| San Diego vs San Francisco | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| East Tennessee State vs Wofford | 5:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Georgia vs South Carolina | 5:30pm | SECN |
| Rutgers vs Penn State | 5:30pm | B1G+ |
| Appalachian State vs Old Dominion | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Clemson vs Wake Forest | 6:00pm | ACCNX |
| College Baseball Regular Season | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Duke vs Georgia Tech | 6:00pm | ACCNX |
| Florida State vs Pittsburgh | 6:00pm | ACCNX |
| Georgia State vs Coastal Carolina | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Lindenwood vs UT Martin | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Marshall vs James Madison | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Memphis vs UAB | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northwestern vs Ohio State | 6:00pm | B1G+ |
| Pacific vs Saint Mary’s | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland vs Pepperdine | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| South Carolina Upstate vs Longwood | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stetson vs Queens (NC) | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas vs UCF | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC San Diego vs Cal State Northridge | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Valparaiso vs Murray State | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Winthrop vs High Point | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Creighton vs UConn | 6:05pm | FloSports |
| Eastern Kentucky vs Florida Gulf Coast | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Kansas State vs West Virginia | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisiana vs Georgia Southern | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Sam Houston vs Florida International | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Toledo vs Notre Dame | 6:30pm | ACCNX |
| Auburn vs Missouri | 7:00pm | SECN+ |
| Austin Peay vs Central Arkansas | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Bellarmine vs Lipscomb | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Bradley vs Southern Illinois | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Charlotte vs Wichita State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Houston vs Kansas | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Houston Christian vs McNeese | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Illinois State vs UIC | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Indiana vs Nebraska | 7:00pm | B1G+ |
| Iowa vs Illinois | 7:00pm | B1G+ |
| Kennesaw State vs Jacksonville | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| LSU vs Alabama | 7:00pm | SECN+ |
| Little Rock vs SIU Edwardsville | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Miami vs Virginia Tech | 7:00pm | ACCNX |
| Michigan State vs Minnesota | 7:00pm | B1G+ |
| Middle Tennessee vs Jacksonville State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NC State vs Virginia Tech | 7:00pm | ACCN |
| North Florida vs North Alabama | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| South Florida vs UTSA | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Indiana vs Little Rock | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Miss vs Arkansas State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stephen F. Austin vs Sacramento State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tennessee vs Vanderbilt | 7:00pm | SECN+ |
| Texas Tech vs Oklahoma State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Troy vs Texas State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah Valley vs Tarleton | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Western Kentucky vs Louisiana Tech | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Baylor vs Oklahoma | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| East Carolina vs Tulane | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Florida Atlantic vs Rice | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Liberty vs Dallas Baptist | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Mississippi State vs Arkansas | 7:30pm | SECN+ |
| New Mexico State vs TCU | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| New Orleans vs Northwestern State | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| UL Monroe vs South Alabama | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Cincinnati vs BYU | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas A&M vs Mississippi | 8:30pm | SECN |
| UC Irvine vs Long Beach State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Santa Barbara vs Cal State Bakersfield | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| USC vs Washington State | 9:00pm | P12LA |
| UT Rio Grande Valley vs California Baptist | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah Tech vs Cal Poly | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Loyola Marymount vs Santa Clara | 9:05pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Davis vs Cal State Fullerton | 9:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Abilene Christian vs Grand Canyon | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oregon vs Washington | 10:00pm | PAC12N |
| UCLA vs Oregon State | 10:00pm | PAC12N |
| COLLEGE SOFTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| SoCon Softball Tournament | 10:00am | ESPN+ |
| Big South Softball Tournament | 11:00am | ESPN+ |
| America East Softball Tournament | 11:00an | ESPN+ |
| Horizon Softball Tournament | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| A10 Softball Tournament | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ohio Valley Softball Tournament | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SoCon Softball Tournament | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| ACC Softball Tournament | 1:00pm | ACCN |
| America East Softball Tournament | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| ASUN Softball Tournament | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Big South Softball Tournament | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| CUSA Softball Tournament | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Softball Tournament | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Big Sky Softball Tournament | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Horizon Softball Tournament | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| A10 Softball Tournament | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Ohio Valley Softball Tournament | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Cal State Northridge – UC Santa Barbara | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Loyola Marymount – Saint Mary’s | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| ACC Softball Tournament | 3:30pm | ACCN |
| ASUN Softball Tournament | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| America East Softball Tournament | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| WAC Softball Tournament | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SoCon Softball Tournament | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SEC Softball Tournament | 4:00pm | ESPN2 |
| CUSA Softball Tournament | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Big Sky Softball Tournament | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Loyola Marymount – Saint Mary’s | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Big Ten Tournament | 5:00pm | BTN |
| Horizon Softball Tournament | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sun Belt Softball Tournament | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Big South Softball Tournament | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| A10 Softball Tournament | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ohio Valley Softball Tournament | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| MVC Softball Tournament | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Riverside vs Cal State Bakersfield | 5:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Cal State Northridge vs UC Santa Barbara | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Hawai’i vs UC Davis | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SEC Softball Tournament | 6:30pm | ESPN2 |
| ASUN Softball Tournament | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| CUSA Softball Tournament | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| WAC Softball Tournament | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Big Ten Tournament | 7:30pm | BTN |
| Pac 12 Softball Tournament | 7:30pm | ESPNU |
| Cal Poly vs UC San Diego | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| San Diego vs Santa Clara | 9:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Sun Belt Softball Tournament | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Long Beach State vs Cal State Fullerton | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Pac 12 Softball Tournament | 10:30pm | ESPN2 |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis: ATP/WTA 2nd Round | 5:00am | TENNIS |
| Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis: ATP/WTA 2nd Round | 1:00pm | TENNIS |